For the full background, see our prior article, Can The Parody Defense Protect Against Trademark Infringement When The Use Is Commercial In Nature? ...more
7/6/2023
/ First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
On September 17, 2021, in Beasley v. Howard, 14 F.4th 226 (3d Cir. 2021), the Third Circuit joined the Second and Ninth Circuits in ruling that prior trademark cancellation actions in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeal...more
Counterfeiters often act through intermediaries, including online marketplaces, social media companies, and internet service providers (“ISPs”), that may not be aware that their services are being used for infringing...more
7/11/2020
/ Actual or Constructive Knowledge ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Counterfeiting ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Direct Infringement ,
DMCA ,
Duty of Care ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Indirect Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Intermediaries ,
Internet Marketing ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Landlords ,
Lanham Act ,
Liability ,
Popular ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unfair Competition ,
United States ,
Willful Blindness
On June 30th, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth Circuit’s decision in an 8-1 decision, rejecting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) contention that the term “Booking.com” is generic and thus ineligible for...more
7/2/2020
/ Acquired Distinctiveness ,
Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Generic Marks ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO