Trademarks, New Legislation

The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024

Buchalter on 10/24/2024

On September 22, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 707 into law, known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (“the Act”). This new legislation requires companies that produce clothing and textiles...more

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2024 #2

Kaufman & Canoles on 7/9/2024

The legislature of New York’s Nassau County passed a law on Monday to ban women’s and girls’ sports teams from using sports facilities in the county on Long Island unless they exclude transgender girls and women from playing....more

Bermuda Regulatory Outlook 2024

Conyers on 2/16/2024

As we enter 2024 the myriad of regulatory changes can appear overwhelming. We are here to help and have set out below some key changes and issues that can impact Bermuda entities. Bermuda has introduced a corporate income tax...more

Connecticut Law Imposes New Requirements on Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Defined to Include Device and Cosmetic Manufacturers,...

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 11/10/2023

Public Act No. 23-171: An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs (Act) took effect in Connecticut on October 1, 2023. Under the Act, a pharmaceutical manufacturer (PM) that employs...more

MarkIt to Market® - July 2023: INFORM ACT: What Brands Need to Know

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/2/2023

In today’s digital world, online marketplaces have become hotspots for organized crime, particularly relating to the sale of stolen and counterfeit goods by third-party sellers. These fraudulent sales mislead consumers, cost...more

New U.S. Trademark Law Alert – Intellectual Property Reforms Tucked Into COVID-19 Relief Package

Hogan Lovells on 4/7/2021

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the act was signed into law on December 27, 2020. But don’t let the bland title fool you. ...more

INFORM Consumers Act Introduced to Target Online Counterfeiters

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 3/25/2021

The INFORM (Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces) Consumers Act was introduced on the Senate floor on March 23, 2021. This bill would require greater accountability and transparency from the...more

Late 2020 Stimulus Bill Includes Sweeping Changes to the Lanham Act

Fenwick & West LLP on 3/1/2021

A heavily anticipated and equally heavily debated stimulus bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. In addition to $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, this lengthy bill also...more

New Year, New Trademark and Copyright Laws: Trademark Modernization Act and CASE Act

Stinson LLP on 1/26/2021

When President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 into law on December 27, 2020, more than COVID-19 relief went into effect. The omnibus bill also included the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 and the...more

Special Report - 2020 IP Law Year in Review: Trademarks

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/22/2021

2020 was a year like no other, so you’d be forgiven if the year’s biggest headlines in trademark law didn’t quite catch your attention. In 2020, the US Supreme Court shaped trademark jurisprudence through a trio of notable...more

A COVID Bonus For Trademark Owners: Presumptive Injunctive Relief And Sweeping Away Old Marks

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/11/2021

Buried deep in the roughly 5,500 pages of the most recent COVID relief legislation are two unexpected gifts for trademark owners, courtesy of A little something called the Trademark Modernization Act:...more

Year-End IP Legislation

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 12/29/2020

Shortly before midnight on December 21, 2020, Congress passed a 1.4 trillion omnibus spending package in order to avoid a federal government shut down. Included in the 5,593 page legislation were significant alterations to...more

Mexico: New Federal Law for Protection of Industrial Property & amended Federal Copyright Law & Criminal Code

Hogan Lovells on 7/6/2020

On 30 June the House of Representatives voted and approved 3 decrees whereby A new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property is enacted, Federal Copyright Law is amended; and, Federal Criminal Code is also...more

Brexit is upon us (well, almost)

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/27/2020

Now that the political rollercoaster of the past 3 years over Brexit has drawn to a close with the UK electorate falling firmly behind Boris Johnson and a Conservative Party determined to leave the European Union (EU) with no...more

Maine Governor Restricts Restrictive Covenants

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/7/2019

On June 28, 2019, Governor Mills signed LD 733, An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine, into law. The Act places limits on non-compete agreements and bans restrictive employment agreements....more

Canada introduces Bill C-100: A step towards ratification of “NAFTA 2.0”

Smart & Biggar on 5/30/2019

In a step towards ratifying the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the Canadian government introduced Bill C-100, entitled “An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the...more

It’s Finally Happening—Major New Trademark Law Takes Effect in Canada on June 17, 2019

Bennett Jones LLP on 1/18/2019

After five years of uncertainty and speculation, a date has been set for Canada’s drastic new trademark laws to come into force. Five months from today, on June 17, 2019, brand owners and local, national and global companies...more

UK implements the Trade Mark Directive

Hogan Lovells on 1/17/2019

The Trade Mark Directive (EU 2015/2436) came into force in the UK on 14 January 2019, in the form of the Trade Mark Regulations 2018, bringing about a number of key changes to UK trade mark law. ...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/24/2018

Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

Mexico – Trademark law reform enters into force

Hogan Lovells on 8/13/2018

On August 10, the Mexican Trademark Law Reform came into force. As reported in our previous posts, the Trademark Reform brings a range of largely positive changes for brand owners, including...more

European Union Trademark Reform—Further Changes Have Arrived

Jones Day on 10/13/2017

The Situation: Alterations to the European Union’s trademark laws came into force on October 1, 2017. ...more

New challenges and opportunities for pharmaceutical trademarks in Canada

Smart & Biggar on 10/4/2017

In Canada, trademarks for pharmaceutical preparations and related products have faced numerous challenges, some of which are unique to the industry. This article will canvas the current issues as well as the important changes...more

Half Baked: The Brave New World of Branding Weed

Lewitt Hackman on 11/15/2016

In last week’s election, California voters passed Prop 64, which means recreational marijuana can be sold and used by persons over 21 within the state. But don’t get excited about the gold rush just yet. Recreational...more

Practice Update: Publication of Mexican Bill for Trademark Opposition System

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/30/2016

The Mexican Senate’s bill establishing a Trademark Opposition System in Mexico was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on April 28, 2016. The bill was approved by the President and will become effective August 30, 2016....more

The Fight against Counterfeit Products in Canada Just Got Easier

Dickinson Wright on 1/26/2015

Canada’s new Combating Counterfeit Products Act officially took effect on January 1, 2015. As part of the ongoing overhaul of Canada’s much neglected intellectual property regime, this new tool for content and brand...more

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