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
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to decide whether the addition of “.com” to a website service’s term for hotel booking services can allow the term to function as a registrable service mark upon proof of “acquired distinctiveness.”...more
In re: Siny Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2018-1077, April 10, 2019) -
Trademark owners applying for federal registration of their trademark or service mark are required to submit to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) a...more