27Jun 2019

Author: Dongfang “Maggie” Wang（王东芳) | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: China, Chinese, PRC, Trademark, Trademarks

AMENDMENTS TO CHINA TRADEMARK LAW

On April 23, 2019, the following amendments to the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were approved that should significantly help trademark owners defend their rights: Trademark applications filed in bad faith without an...

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16May 2019

Author: Matthew D. Asbell | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: Fraud, FTC, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

WARNING: NEW THIRD PARTY SOLICITATIONS OF U.S. REGISTERED TRADEMARK OWNERS FALSELY REPRESENT REGISTRATION DATE TO GAIN EARLY PAYMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL

Recent unsolicited notices have been sent to U.S. trademark owners from a third party calling itself “Patent and Trademark Office”. Like other similar third party solicitations, about which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continues...

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13Jul 2018

Practices: Copyrights, Digital Brands / Domain Names, Entertainment, Trademarks | Tags: Copyright, counterfeiting, Data Protection, Domain Names, EU GDPR, GDPR, infringement, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

LEADERS LEAGUE INTERVIEW WITH DENNIS PRAHL: LATEST IP CHALLENGES FACED BY BRANDOWNERS

Dennis Prahl, Ladas & Parry: “It is vital that brand owners create proactive registration policies and enforcement strategies.” 13-06-2018 Dennis Prahl is both a partner in the well-known intellectual property firm of Ladas &...

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05Jul 2018

Author: Matthew D. Asbell | Co-Author: John Heinbockel | Practices: Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Federal Circuit, Fraud, Trademark, Trademarks, TTAB, U.S. Litigation

TTAB DECISION UNDERSCORES DIFFICULTY OF PROVING FRAUD BEFORE THE USPTO

In Tommie Copper IP Inc v Gcool-Tech Usa LLC (Opposition No 91223768 (9 May 2018) ), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has dismissed an opposition where the applicant did not have use in commerce at the time of filing the application and...

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11Apr 2018

Author: John Richards | Practices: Copyrights, Designs, Digital Brands / Domain Names, European Litigation, Licensing, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Acacia, Acacia v. Audi, Acacia v. Porsche, Alice, Alice v. CLS Bank, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC v. PNC Bank, Amgen, Apple, Aqua Products Inc., Aqua Products Inc. v. Matal, Broadcom Corporation, CLS Bank, Comcast, Copyright, Diamond, Diamond v. Diehr, Diehr, EPO, Europe, European Union, Federal Circuit, First Quality Baby Products, Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Huawei, Huawei v. Samsung, Huawei v. ZTE, Impression, India, infringement, Jack Frederik Wullems, Kirstaeng, Kraft Foods, Lexmark, Licensing, Life Technologies, LLC, Matal, Mayo, Mayo v. Prometheus, Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, NVIDIA Corporation, Oil States Energy Services LLC, Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Patent, Patent Litigation, Patents, PNC Bank, Promega, Prometheus, Samsung, Sandoz, SCA Hygiene Products, Star Athletica, Stichting Brein, Stichting Brein v. Jack Frederik Wullems, Supreme Court decisions, Tam, TC Heartland, TCL v. Ericsson, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Thales Visionix, Trade Secrets, Trademark, Trademarks, TTAB, Two-Way Media Ltd., Two-Way Media Ltd. v. Comcast, U.K./E.U. Litigation, U.S. Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, United Kingdom, United States, Unwired Planet International, Unwired Planet International v. Huawei, USPTO, v. Broadcom Corporation, Varsity Brands, Visual Memory, WI-FI One, Wiley, ZTE

IT’S 2018: THE IMPACT OF IP DECISIONS FROM 2017

2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme...

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09Mar 2018

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, John Heinbockel, | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: Specimens, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

USPTO PILOT PROGRAM FACILITATES THIRD PARTY NOTIFICATION OF TM SPECIMENS WHICH APPEAR TO BE FABRICATED

The USPTO has launched a new pilot program as a means for third parties to lodge informal protests about applications with specimens that appear to be improper. This pilot program is the latest in a series of steps taken by the USPTO to ensure the...

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