The Lanham Act is a collection of federal statutes that allows trademark owners the right to sue and recover damages from those who infringe their trademark by marketing and selling similar products under a brand name that...more
On June 29, the United States Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision regarding the foreign reach of the Lanham Act, the federal statute that prohibits trademark infringement. The decision confirms the...more
7/17/2023
/ Abitron Austria GmbH v Hetronic International Inc ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Sales ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Use in Commerce
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two important trademark infringement cases which test the limits of the Lanham Act and the First Amendment, respectively: Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. v. Hetronic...more
On Nov. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari requesting that it overturn the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that upheld a judgment based on a $115 million jury verdict and a worldwide...more