Partner Nadine H. Jacobson is quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding SCOTUS’s decision to review a recent ruling in the Tenth Circuit in which the award was almost entirely derived from foreign trademark infringement profits. The high court is expected to overturn the decision and to clarify that the Lanham Act’s reach is designed to be domestic.More
Headlines
Allison Strickland Ricketts Quoted in Law360
Allison Strickland Ricketts was quoted in Law360 on the USPTO’s recent decision to shorten the period of time to respond to office actions relating to trademark applications from six months to three months, effective December 3, 2022.
The former six-month deadline was established when the Lanham Act took effect in the 1940s.More
James D. Weinberger Quoted in Managing IP Regarding SCOTUS’s Involvement in Resolving Circuit Court Splits
Fross Zelnick partner James D. Weinberger speaks to Managing IP in their recent article on whether a July ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will affect where plaintiffs file copyright suits in the future. The ruling in Starz Entertainment v MGM Domestic Television determined that plaintiffs could recover damages for all infringements,More
Fross Zelnick Attorneys Successfully Opposed Trademark Application on Behalf of Client LEGO
On behalf of client LEGO Juris A/S — owner of the world-famous LEGO trademark — the firm successfully opposed in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office an application to register the mark ECO-BRICKS in connection with “toy building blocks” on grounds of descriptiveness.More
Allison Strickland Ricketts Quoted in Law360 Regarding the TTAB’s Decision on Insignia Denial
Fross Zelnick partner Allison Strickland Ricketts spoke to Law360 about a refusal by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board with respect to the registration of an “unofficial” seal to market park services by the local government of Orange County, California.
Under Section 2(b) of the Lanham Act,More
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WIPO: Nice Classification
The eleventh edition of the Nice Classification will enter into force on January 1, 2017. The new edition will introduce 334 new terms and amendments to fifteen class headings, mainly arising from a joint proposal submitted by Japan, Switzerland, the U.S., the EU Intellectual Property Office,More
United Kingdom: Trademark Considerations in Light of Brexit
Kingdom voted via referendum for their country to leave the European Union. This historic event, commonly known as “Brexit,” caused the pound sterling to fall to its lowest level since 1985 and prompted the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron. For intellectual property lawyers and their clients,More
South Korea: Amendments to Trademark Act
Major amendments to the Korean Trademark Act took effect on September 1, 2016. The key changes were previously reported in our June 2016 Information Letter at June 2016 Newsletter article.More
United Kingdom: High Court Invalidates Glaxo’s Color Mark EU Trademark Registration
Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited (t/a Allen & Hanburys), Glaxo Group Limited v. Sandoz Limited, [2016] EWHC (Ch) 1537.
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales recently invalidated Glaxo Group Limited’s European Union Trademark registration for a color combination applied to its Seretide inhaler product. More
Malaysia: Three Dimensional Shape Marks May be Protectable Upon a Showing of Distinctiveness
Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding GmbH v. Pendaftar Cap Dagangan, The High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lampur [Commercial Division] (Case No. 24IP-49-12/2015, August 15, 2016)
Until recently, three dimensional (“3D”) shape marks were rarely afforded protection as trademarks under governing Malaysian practice. More
Events
Allison Strickland Ricketts to Moderate New York City Bar’s Women in IP Panel Series: “IP for Startups” on June 22nd
Fross Zelnick’s Allison Strickland Ricketts will be moderating the final panel of New York City Bar’s annual four-part series focusing on Women in Intellectual Property on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 8:30am. This virtual event will discuss practical considerations for startups when it comes to protecting their intellectual property.More
Allison Strickland Ricketts Teaches CLE on the USPTO’s Post-Registration Audit
Allison Strickland Ricketts teaches a CLE for the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education about the USPTO’s permanent post-registration audit program. This program requires trademark registrants who file a Declaration of Use to submit proof of use for two additional items in each class,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