Trademarks, Regulatory Requirements

Trademarks under the EmpCo Directive: navigating risks in the era of greenwashing rules

Hogan Lovells on 8/29/2025

The upcoming EmpCo Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/825 as regards empowering consumers for the green transition), part of the EU's broader Green Deal initiative, introduces stricter rules to combat greenwashing and ensure...more

Zooming in on AI: Tackling deepfakes around the world

A&O Shearman on 8/15/2025

Deepfakes (also known as digital replicas) are created when sophisticated AI technology generates or alters audio-visual content to misrepresent someone or something. Often a person's voice or appearance is digitally...more

[Event] West Coast Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products - October 8th - 9th, Santa...

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 8/15/2025

ACI’s 3rd Annual West Coast Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Product is the must-attend event for cosmetics and personal care professionals looking to navigate the toughest legal,...more

IP Hot Topic: USPTO Doubles Down on Trademark Security – Is Your Email Current?

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/31/2025

As part of its ongoing effort to stop scammers from third-party trademark applications and registrations, the USPTO has enhanced security of the Change Address or Representation (CAR) forms by adding authorization...more

Dubai introduces a new law for the protection of the emblems of the Emirate of Dubai and the Government of Dubai.

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/23/2025

The New Dubai Emblem Law (Law No. (1) of 2025) was implemented by the government of Dubai to regulate the use of emblems for the Emirate of Dubai and the government of Dubai. The new law repealed the previous law, Law No....more

Impacts on Doing Business in Canada: Newly Effective Provisions of Quebec Bill 96

Snell & Wilmer on 7/3/2025

Although English and French are both recognized as official languages of Canada, Quebec continues to enact laws which are directed to maintaining its unique cultural identity through the use of the Charter of the French...more

Requirements and Guidelines From Canadian Regulators, Public Bodies and Courts for the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/26/2025

Organizations are increasingly embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in operations in order to drive efficiency; however, the risks of hallucinated output are being progressively considered by regulators, government bodies,...more

What the Canuck?! Understanding scandalous, obscene and immoral marks in Canada

Smart & Biggar on 6/24/2025

“Scandalous, obscene or immoral” trademarks are not only unregistrable in Canada, but they are also unlawful to adopt in connection with a business “as a trademark or otherwise.” While similar prohibitions have been deemed...more

Major Setback for Tiktok’s Trademark Rights in India

International Lawyers Network on 6/24/2025

The Bombay High Court recently affirmed the order of the Registrar of Trade Marks whereby TikTok’s application for declaration of its mark as well-known in India was disallowed. Interestingly, this decision (by the Bombay...more

Update for International Trademark Holders: US Incorporates Madrid Protocol Amendment

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/4/2025

How can trademark owners transition from a national or regional registration to an international registration in a designated territory without prejudice or loss of priority dates? The principle of “replacement” allows a...more

FDA and CBP Seize Nearly $34M Worth of Illegal E-Cigarettes in Joint Operation

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/30/2025

In the first major enforcement action involving the importation of illegal tobacco products by the new administration, and on the heels of the appointment of the new acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

News From Across the Pond: UK+ Regime Now Permanent

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/29/2025

In 2021, shortly after Brexit became effective, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) established the “UK+ regime” on the exhaustion of intellectual property (IP) rights with regard to the European Economic Area (EEA)....more

Revolutionizing EU Design Protection: Key Changes Under the New Designs and Models Regulation

Jones Day on 5/27/2025

May 1, 2025, marked the entry into force of most provisions of Phase I of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2822, which forms part of the "Designs and Models Package" adopted within the European Union. This text, in addition to...more

Bill 96: New Rules for the Use of Trademarks on Commercial Signage and Product Packaging Soon to Come into Effect

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 5/23/2025

The final amendments to the Québec Charter of the French Language (“Charter”) introduced by Bill 96 will come into force on June 1, 2025. These changes relate to how non-French trademarks can appear on commercial signage and...more

With Trademark Claims Against Gray Market Goods, the Devil Is in the Details

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/9/2025

When a third party purchases a manufacturer's goods intended for distribution outside of the U.S., and then imports those goods into and sells them to consumers in the U.S., the products are authentic, and so trademark...more

Avoid Pitfalls in Declaration of Use Filings: Domicile Address Requirements and U.S. Counsel Rule

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/5/2025

Owners of U.S. trademark registrations issued in 2018 or 2019 will be facing an initial maintenance filing deadline this year (either a Section 8 or Section 71 Declaration of Use), and will need to take note of a new rule...more

2025 USPTO Fee Changes Disproportionately Impact Hemp Businesses

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 4/17/2025

The new fee structure is presented as a neutral pricing adjustment to replace the current TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard application filing options with a single base application option that changes based on the "complexity and...more

Regulatory Strategies To Combat Counterfeit Beauty Products

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/11/2025

Increases in Counterfeit Beauty and Personal Care Products - The rise of e-commerce has led to increasing sales of counterfeit or noncompliant beauty and personal care products, including many that are knockoffs of...more

Compounding Problems: Recent Decisions on Tirzepatide Highlight Interplay Between FDA Anti-Compounding Enforcement and Private...

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 3/27/2025

Earlier this month, a federal district court denied the Outsourcing Facilities Association’s preliminary injunction motion, which sought to preclude FDA from taking enforcement action against compounded tirzepatide...more

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Off Shortage List; Deadlines to Stop Compounding

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 3/25/2025

Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, a class of medications known as GLP-1s, have grown in popularity, initially for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and more recently for obesity and other labeled and off-label indications for...more

China's IP Administration tightens scrutiny on non-use cancellations by increasing the evidentiary burden on the applicant

Hogan Lovells on 3/5/2025

CNIPA has recently significantly changed its approach to accepting non-use cancellation applications for registered trademarks, by requiring more comprehensive preliminary evidence. This means that applicants in such...more

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