Trademarks, Registration Requirement

What’s in a Name? Delaware Amends Trade Name Registration Process

Womble Bond Dickinson on 5/28/2025

UPDATE as of May 28, 2025: Implementation has been delayed until February 2, 2026. Business entities should still prepare for this coming change. Delaware has overhauled how business entities register and maintain trade...more

Delaware Overhauls DBA Process

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/27/2025

On February 7, 2025, Delaware House Bill 40, which amends portions of the Delaware Code dealing with the registration of trade names (DBAs) in Delaware, was signed into law by Governor Matt Meyer. ...more

Mandatory Re-Registration of Delaware Trade Names

Seward & Kissel LLP on 5/15/2025

Effective June 2, 2025, Delaware is changing its registration process for trade names (also known as “doing-business-as” or “DBA” registrations) pursuant to House Bill No. 401, which was signed on February 7, 2025. House Bill...more

Bermuda’s New Trade Marks Legislation

Conyers on 11/21/2024

The Bermuda Government passed a new trade marks legislation, the Trade Marks Act 2023 which is expected to be enacted in early 2025. The new Act closely mirrors the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 (as amended), and seeks to...more

Trademark Scams Alert: Recognizing and Responding to Evolving Threats

Sullivan & Worcester on 9/27/2024

Trademark scams are on the rise, again. In the five years since we initially published this advisory, scammers have honed their tactics, using advanced technology to distribute misleading solicitations and invoices related to...more

Doing Business in Québec

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP on 12/18/2023

Our Doing Business in Québec guide provides an overview of the legal framework governing Canadian business operations in the province of Québec. This guide provides up-to-date information about the following topics: •...more

Updates to North Carolina's Assumed Business Name Law—Are You Ready?

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 9/7/2022

First, what is an Assumed Business Name? An assumed business name, often referred to as a "fictitious name," "DBA," or "doing business as" name, is a name that a business uses other than its legal name. DBAs differ by...more

PTO Lowers the Bar for Genericness Refusals

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/14/2022

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) recently issued Examination Guide 1-22, Clarification of Examination Evidentiary Standard for Marks Refused as Generic (Guide 1-22), which amends the PTO’s stance on the appropriate...more

Anchovy News, September 2021

Hogan Lovells on 9/30/2021

This is the September edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover...more

Release of .CAT one and two-character domains

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2020

Fundacio puntCAT, the Registry running the .CAT generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), has recently allowed the registration of one and two-character domain names, thereby following the trend of a growing number of Registries....more

Brand Protection for Illinois’ Budding Cannabis Industry

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/11/2019

On January 1, 2020, the recreational use of marijuana will be legal under Illinois law. With the formal enactment of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, it is expected that numerous new companies will be gearing up to enter...more

WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution: One Americano, please!

Hogan Lovells on 4/30/2019

In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel refused to order the transfer of a Domain Name because the Complainant...more

Key IP Takeaways from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/22/2019

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada reached a trade agreement to supersede the North American Free Trade Agreement. The aptly named United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes intellectual property...more

Jockey Club Rules “Justify” Crazy Names at the Kentucky Derby

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/3/2018

A top favorite to win this weekend’s Kentucky Derby is a colt named Justify, whose parents were Stage Magic and Scat Daddy. Other contenders include Free Drop Billy, Firenze Fire, Lone Sailor, and Magnum Moon. ...more

gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/1/2018

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please contact us...more

.Health: What You Need to Know About the Internet’s Newest Domain Name

Carlton Fields on 4/25/2017

On May 8, the new .health Internet top-level domain opens up to members of the health care industry and will be awarded on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Below is what your organization needs to know about “.health.”...more

Federal Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes Use “In Commerce” Under the Lanham Act

On November 14, 2016, the Federal Circuit clarified confusion regarding what is necessary to satisfy the registration requirement that a mark be used “in commerce.”...more

Having The “Are You Operating an (Illegal) Franchise System Without Knowing It?” Conversation

K&L Gates LLP on 4/18/2016

Franchising laws are very broad in scope and may inadvertently encroach upon standard licensing or distribution agreements. The repercussions for operating an illegal (or more likely inadvertent) franchise system can be very...more

gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/14/2015

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods. Please contact us...more

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