The United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) modified its treatment of the “family of trademarks” doctrine in the recent case In re LC Trademarks, Inc., Serial No. 85890412...more
1/16/2017
/ Ex Parte ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Franchises ,
Hitachi ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
The First Circuit recently issued an important interpretation of bankruptcy law that directly impacts trademark licensing rights. In In re Tempnology LLC, 559 B.R. 809 (1st Cir. BAP 2016), the First Circuit Bankruptcy...more
12/14/2016
/ Appeals ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Licensing Agreement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Logos ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
The Supreme Court denied review of the 2d Circuit decision on the Stolichnaya trademark....more
The Southern District of New York recently booted shoe manufacturer LVL XIII Brands, Inc.’s trade dress infringement suit against Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. in LVL XIII Brands, Inc. v. Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.. At issue...more
9/22/2016
/ Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Louis Vuitton ,
Retail Market ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO