DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS: THE SKIN-NY ON THE SLANTS

02May 2016

Author: Kevin Thompson | Practices: Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Trademark, U.S. Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court

DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS: THE SKIN-NY ON THE SLANTS

When a trademark disparages identifiable groups of persons, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act 1 bars its registration. This provision has been in the Act since it was written, but became an active...

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Business Man Carrying Briefcase On The Road 2016 Education Center

23Feb 2016

Authors: John Richards, | Practices: Copyrights, Designs, Digital Brands / Domain Names, Entertainment, European Litigation, Licensing, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transactions, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Brazil, Canada, China, color, Community Trademark, Copyright, CTM, European Union, Madrid, Patent, Patent Litigation, Trademark, U.K./E.U. Litigation, U.S. Litigation, United Kingdom, United States

2016: Developments in Intellectual Property Law You Should Know About

This year the IP world will be brimming with changes, the largest of which will take place in the European Union. Sweeping reforms in EU trademark law will be implemented in March as well as the likelihood of the Unitary Patent making its debut in...

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05Aug 2015

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, | Practices: Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: disparaging marks, Trademark, U.S. Litigation

REDSKINS affirmed as disparaging. Appealed to 4th Circuit.

On July 8, 2015, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Pro-Football, Inc. v. Amanda Blackhorse, et al.1, affirmed the TTAB’s decision to cancel the six Redskins trademarks from Federal Registration, finding that...

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