Nadine Jacobson will join a terrific panel of senior in-house attorneys from T. Rowe Price, Zippo and Teva at World Trademark Review’s in-person, road show in NYC, “The Future of Trademark Management and Brand Protection.” The panellists will discuss “Futureproofing Your Online Brand Protection Strategy:More
Headlines
Fross Zelnick Earns Top Rankings in 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Fross Zelnick continues to receive top tier rankings in bothCopyright Law and Trademark Law in the 12th edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report, and Metropolitan Tier 1 for New York City in Copyright Law, Trademark Law,More
Tamar Niv Bessinger elected to Executive Committee
Fross Zelnick is very pleased to announce that our partner Tamar Niv Bessinger has been elected to the firm’s three-person Executive Committee, effective January 1, 2022. She succeeds longstanding Executive Committee member Lawrence E. Apolzon.More
Fross Zelnick Named Leading Firm by 2021 Who’s Who Legal
We are proud to be considered a Leading Firm by 2021 Who’s Who Legal with more recommended global leaders “in the Americas” than any other firm. These include Lawrence Apolzon, Robert Becker, Cara Boyle,More
Eight Fross Zelnick Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in America
Congratulations to the eight Fross Zelnick attorneys named in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including David Donahue (Copyright, Litigation – Intellectual Property), Richard Lehv (Copyright, Litigation, and Trademark), John Margiotta (Copyright and Trademark),More
Articles And Published Works
DISCLAIMER: The articles below are provided as a public service to interested persons and do not create an attorney-client relationship, or revive a concluded attorney-client relationship, between the firm and reader. It is designed to highlight items of current interest and is not intended to be a full review of any subject matter, for which specific legal advice should always be obtained.
South Korea: New Guidelines for Software-Related Goods and Services
South Korea has amended its trademark examination guidelines to provide that the similarity between software-related goods and services must be determined on a case-by-case basis, considering factors such as the type and usage of the software.More
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: Redbubble Could be Liable for Direct Infringement Arising From “Print-On-Demand” Service
Ohio State Univ. v. Redbubble, Inc., 6th Cir., No. 19-03388, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5610 (Feb. 25, 2021)
Online shopping has transformed the U.S. marketplace and there are a variety of digital marketplaces that allow consumers to make purchases online.More
Canada: Expedited Examination Expanded
On December 14, 2020, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued a Practice Notice allowing trademark applicants to seek expedited examination for COVID-19-related goods and services, namely, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical protective equipment, or medical services and research services related to the prevention,More
China: Misuse of Trademark Administrative Procedure Can Contribute to Unfair Competition, Warranting Damages
Brita GmbH v. Shanghai Kangdian Industrial Co., Ltd.,(2017) Hu 0012 Minchu No. 26614 (Shanghai Min Hang District Court)
The Shanghai Min Hang District Court recently found that a Chinese company’s actions,More
South Korea: Supreme Court Decision Facilitates Pursuing Trademark Infringements
Case No. 2018Da253444, S. Korea Supreme Court (en banc), March 18, 2021.
The Korean Supreme Court issued a landmark decision holding that the use of a junior mark identical or similar to a senior registered trademark constitutes infringement if the junior use is without the senior holder’s consent,More
Events
Nadine Jacobson to join WTR Live: The Future of Trademark Management and Brand Protection 2021!
Nadine Jacobson will join a terrific panel of senior in-house attorneys from T. Rowe Price, Zippo and Teva at World Trademark Review’s in-person, road show in NYC, “The Future of Trademark Management and Brand Protection.” The panellists will discuss “Futureproofing Your Online Brand Protection Strategy:More
What an IP Lawyer Needs to Know about the Colorful World of NFTs
On June 23, 2021 in FZ’s first Happy Hour CLE, Richard Lehv, Robin Warren, and Michael Antonucci discussed the IP issues that are implicated by this new technology. More
Nadine Jacobson Featured Speaker on Strafford Panel
Nadine H. Jacobson was a featured speaker at Strafford’s live video webinar, “Protecting Trademarks Abroad: Madrid System vs. National Filing Directly in Foreign Jurisdiction” on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.More
Laura Popp-Rosenberg & Todd Martin Discuss Online Threats in CLE
As part of Fross Zelnick’s quarterly CLE series, Laura Popp-Rosenberg and Todd Martin conducted a CLE entitled Online Threats: Strategies to Identify, Report, and Prevent Infringing Content and Phishing, in which they discussed how bad actors frequently appropriate intellectual property,More
Allison Strickland Ricketts Discusses Registration Refusals in Live Webinar
Allison Strickland Ricketts participated in a live Strafford webinar “Refusal of Trademark Registration.” The webinar focused on refusals NOT based on likelihood of confusion or descriptiveness, but will include matters involving suspensions, specimens, domicile addresses, post-registration audits, and disclaimers. More