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No Fairytale Ending for Consumer Opposition: RAPUNZEL Reinforces Lexmark Standing Limits

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board’s dismissal of a trademark opposition brought by a consumer, holding that mere consumer interest is insufficient to establish...more

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EDVA Judge Trims Down Claims in Trademark Dispute Arising From Business Sale

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A pending EDVA case shows how the failure to address intellectual property rights in an asset sale can mushroom into multinational litigation, including a dispute over trademark rights in the United States....more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 14, 2024

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On Thursday, June 13, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, No. 23-235: This case involves an attempt to rescind the Food and Drug Administration’s...more

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Back to the Future: Prior Third-Party Settlement Doesn’t Impact Future Trademark Licensees

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that under certain circumstances a trademark licensee can bring a claim against a third party for unfair competition under the Lanham Act even if the licensing agreement...more

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Don’t Ruin Today’s CNS with Yesterday’s Problems

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s trademark invalidity finding based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction because a covenant not to sue (CNS) issued by the trademark owner precluded...more

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Hairy Situation: Trademark Act Doesn’t Provide Consumer Standing

The US Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial & Appeal Board found that a consumer did not have standing to oppose an application for registration because the consumer failed to establish a commercial interest and injury...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

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MarkIt to Market® - October 2019: Waiting to Exhale - Clarity Around Enforcement of Trademarks for Cannabis Goods is a Pipe Dream

A recent article in Marijuana Business Daily projected that the total economic impact of the cannabis industry will range from $39.2 billion to $48 billion in 2019. Despite this commercial potential, there remains little...more

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Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair for Consumer Oppositions

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In the magical land of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a new chapter has been added to the trademark fairytale: consumers may have a real interest in preventing the exclusive appropriation of merely descriptive or...more

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Client Alert: #FreeRapunzel: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Loosens Standing Requirements

In denying a doll maker’s motion to dismiss a mom’s opposition to the registration of the trademark RAPUNZEL, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has relaxed the already liberal standard for what constitutes a “real...more

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Rapunzel May Be Released From Trademark Monopoly Tower

Rapunzel potentially was released from the trademark monopoly tower, not by her hair, but by trademark opposer and law professor Rebecca Curtin....more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2017

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A Smooth Patch in a Rough Road? Governmental Transition and Intellectual Property - Whenever a new Congress convenes, some IP issues come to the fore while others take a back seat. Transition to a new administration in the...more

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What You Need to Know About U.S. Law: Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Primer

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Similar to the laws of the EU and its member states, as well as other countries around the world, U.S. trademark law provides a mechanism through which parties with standing can oppose pending third-party applications or seek...more

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Intellectual Property 2014 Year in Review

The year 2014 saw some important developments in the area of intellectual property law. A number of intellectual property-related issues even made national headlines. Who can forget the public debate over the rightful...more

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