U.S. Supreme Court affirms that a mark composed of a generic term and “.com” does not automatically yield a generic and unregistrable composite.
A [generic].com mark is registrable if consumers do not perceive it as the...more
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Despite having a valid claim, a photographer’s attempt to hold North Carolina liable for copyright infringement failed under the doctrine of state sovereign immunity.
Contractors entering agreements with states to produce...more