You might be wondering what cognac, hip-hop and fame have in common. The answer, at least in a recent opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, is certification trademarks. We have written in the past...more
1/31/2025
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Certification Marks ,
France ,
International Trademark Protection ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Music Industry ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Wine & Alcohol
'Tis the season for a Christmas … lawsuit? Yes, that's right. This year, Santa's workshop is abuzz with more than just toymaking. Indeed, instead of focusing on their mischievous escapades of making snow angels in flour on...more
Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group has seen an escalation in emails to clients in which the sender applies the scare tactic of "react quickly or lose your rights to your trademark." These are very often scams....more
As the restaurant industry continues to grapple with challenges against employee-arbitration clauses, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has found that an arbitration agreement signed only by an employee is valid...more
Magistrate Judge James L. Cott of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently recommended denial of a motion for attorneys' fees to a prevailing party under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). The...more
2/19/2020
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Bad Faith ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Lanham Act ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
State Law Claims ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trade Secrets
In a case of first impression, Judge Gregg Costa of the Fifth Circuit, affirming a lower court decision, held that a dismissal without prejudice of a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) case does not support a prevailing-party...more
Although the United Kingdom (UK) vote to leave the European Union (EU) will ultimately impact intellectual property (IP) rights in both territories, the UK remains a member of the EU until the exit terms are formalized, so...more
6/29/2016
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EU ,
European Patent Convention ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unified Patent System