Trademarks do not constitute government speech, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled. Instead, trademarks qualify as speech protected by the First Amendment Free Speech Clause. As a result, the government cannot reject a...more
7/7/2017
/ Disparagement ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Lanham Act ,
Matal v Tam ,
Music Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
The Slants ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Counterfeit products can create significant problems for businesses. Chinese counterfeiting costs foreign businesses billions of dollars a year in lost profits, according to an ABC News report last year. Counterfeiting...more
2/22/2017
/ Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
China ,
Counterfeiting ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Internet Retailers ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
WIPO