Intellectual Property Protection, Intellectual Property Litigation, Foreign Trademark

In Limited Cases, Foreign Trademarks Can Affect U.S. Registration Rights

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/13/2025

It is a basic tenet of trademark law that rights are jurisdictional. Trademark owners only have rights in the mark in the jurisdictions in which they have registered (or, in some cases, used) the mark....more

From the Gold Coast to the Golden State: A Trademark Battle Over Cozy Boots

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/25/2025

A long legal battle over the right to use the “UGG” mark has may result in the end of a company’s right to the word “UGG” in connection with sheepskin shoes and accessories outside of Oceania....more

MarkIt to Market® - August 2023: Happy to Wait! New Rules Allow for Suspension of Trademark Review Cases in China

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/5/2023

As we previously reported, in January of this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its Draft 5th Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law. See here. One of the proposed amendments no...more

MarkIt to Market® - August 2023

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/1/2023

Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we conclude our series that explores ways to lose trademark rights with an examination of naked licensing, discuss a...more

Courts and Brand Owners Struggling With SCOTUS Decision Limiting Ability to Police Against Foreign Trademark Infringement

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/9/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court’s end-of-term decision in Abitron v. Hetronic seems to have created more questions than answers about U.S. brand owners’ ability to leverage the federal Lanham Act in global trademark disputes. In the...more

U.S. Businesses Need Foreign Trademark Registrations in the Wake of Abitron

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 7/17/2023

U.S. businesses selling abroad cannot enforce domestic trademarks against foreign entities selling infringing goods into the United States through strawmen, according to a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in...more

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument over Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Trademark Law

Jenner & Block on 6/6/2023

On March 21, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. over whether the infringement provisions of the United States Trademark Act impose liability for...more

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