The Supreme Court held last week that BOOKING.COM—when used in connection with hotel reservation services—is not generic, rejecting the USPTO’s “sweeping rule” that a combination of a generic word and “.com” is generic. The...more
7/7/2020
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Allen v. Cooper, No. 18-877, that state governments are immune from copyright infringement claims in spite of Congress’s Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990. The Court’s decision...more