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

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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

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Upcoming changes to Canada’s trademarks regime: what brand owners and their counsel need to know

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On April 1, 2025, long-awaited amendments to Canada’s Trademarks Act and Trademarks Regulations will come into force. The purpose of the amendments is to discourage abuse of Canada’s trademarks regime and to improve the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Circuit Overturns Fifty Years of TTAB Precedent

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The Federal Circuit recently released an eye-catching opinion in Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc., — F. 4th –, Case No. 2022-1212, 2023 WL 6854647 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2023). The panel of three judges held, in a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

TTAB Judicial Appointments are Determined Constitutionally Sound

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Addressing for the first time whether the Supreme Court of the United States’ recent decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. also applied to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), the US Court of Appeals for the...more

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The Trademark Modernization Act Establishes New Trademark Cancellation Procedures

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On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“the Act”) became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Among other changes, the Act includes important amendments to the Lanham Act...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Who Should Own a Trademark Registration? The Case of the Not-So-Related Parent Company

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A recent precedential Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision provides valuable guidance on the proper allocation of trademark registration ownership as between a corporate parent and a subsidiary, highlighting the perils...more

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