Trademark owners may howl at the artistic and humorous use of their marks by someone else, but that use might be protected as fair use. Trademark owners’ ears perked up at an appeals court holding last year that parody is a...more
Creators of works based on another’s copyrighted work have often relied on a defense to copyright infringement known as fair use. Fair use may apply, for example, when a creator takes the work of an earlier creator and...more
Brands have long struggled to protect product and packaging designs from competitors and copycats seeking to trade on their looks. But even after committing significant resources to creating a design that will resonate with...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has announced that all foreign trademark applicants and registrants and all parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings must be represented by a U.S.-licensed...more
The United Kingdom is likely to exit the European Union on either March 29, 2019, or on December 31, 2020, depending on whether there is “a deal” (there’s always a chance the parties extend the negotiations or the UK revokes...more
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