Schlafly Brewery Shows How to Make a Sour Blonde: Wins Trademark Dispute...
It is not often that craft beer lovers and ordinary St. Louisans will take interest in a trademark dispute. However, one such case caught the attention of both demographics. In this regard,...
View ArticleSomeone, Please Tell Me What is an Offensive Trademark!
SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF RESTRICTIONS ON REGISTERING DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS In this country, rights to a trademark or service mark can be greatly enhanced by obtaining a...
View ArticleNHL Expansion Gives Us A Look Into The Trademark Process
In a previous post in this blog, I wrote about some potential trademark issues that business owners may face while their businesses are in the early stages. When I wrote that article, I was primarily...
View ArticleNO SAFE SPACE FROM OFFENSIVE TRADEMARKS! SUPREME COURT RULES LAW PROHIBITING...
Last fall I wrote a post about the pending case, Matal v. Tam, before the United States Supreme Court that had implications for everyone. The blog dealt with a section of the federal trademark...
View ArticleA Rose by Any Other Name: Making Sure Your Trade Name Smells as Sweet
What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually. Most entrepreneurs are aware that their businesses’ trade name has value as a trademark or service mark and that using someone else’s name could expose them...
View ArticleUNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ADOPTS FEDERAL COURT CLAIM...
On October 10, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register, changing the patent claim construction standard used by the Patent Trial and...
View ArticleThe Ongoing Ambiguity Over Which Inventions Are Patentable And Which Are Not...
On January 7, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued new 2019 guidelines on how it will go about determining whether an invention is one which the law allows to be patented. If you...
View ArticlePotty-Mouthed Trademarks — Supreme Court to Decide if Federal Prohibition...
It has not been two years since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Matal v. Tam – a case touching upon an issue near and dear to all of us – free speech. That case involved the...
View ArticleThe United States Patent & Trademark Office Issues Guide for Applications to...
On May 2, 2019 the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued new guidelines for businesses seeking to obtain registrations for cannabis-related marks. Any company that is in – or...
View ArticleGREEN LIGHT FOR POTTY-MOUTH BRANDING!
SUPREME COURT RULES LAW PROHIBITING REGISTRATION OF IMMORAL OR SCANDALOUS TRADEMARKS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Only two years ago, in the case of In re Tam, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the...
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