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Compassion in Registration: A Lesson in Filing Narrow Trademark Applications

Identical trademarks can coexist, as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board once again emphasized when it overturned the refusal of a COMPASSION IN ACTION mark. ...more

A SUPER HERO-ic Trademark Takedown

Last month, the creators of beloved characters like “Superman” and “Spider-Man” declined to come to their own rescue when their SUPER HERO and SUPER HEROES registrations were cancelled by a default judgment from the U.S....more

Extraterritoriality of the Lanham Act: Fearsome Watchdog or Muzzled Chihuahua?

How far does the Lanham Act’s reach extend? The Supreme Court gave us one answer in Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc. and made it simple: not very far....more

Spooky Season at the USPTO: Trademark Filings from Beyond the Grave Found in a Crackdown Against Fraud

​​​​​​​In a recent Show Cause Order, the United States Patent and Trademark Office took on the ghost of trademark attorneys past or rather it took aim at a scary level of fraud. The USPTO has threatened sanctions against...more

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