Karen Lim is quoted in Law360 regarding the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s recent rejection of an Alibaba subsidiary’s bid to register a trademark that sounds out a Chinese word. This precedent demonstrates the challenges that trademarks involving non-Latin languages face at the Board.More
Headlines
David A. Donahue Speaks to Managing IP and Law360 Regarding SCOTUS’s Review of Dog Toy Dispute
David A. Donahue spoke to both Managing IP and Law360 regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to review a Ninth Circuit decision in favor of a company that sells a dog toy that resembles a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle. Jack Daniel’s Properties,More
Nadine H. Jacobson Speaks to Bloomberg Law on the Scope of the Lanham Act’s Global Reach
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
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
Events
Alt Legal Connect 2023 Features Richard Z. Lehv as a Presenter
Richard Z. Lehv spoke at the Alt Legal Connect 2023 online summit on Monday, February 6th, 2023. Richard presented a session called “Nothing Compares to Using Others’ Brands?: Limitations of Comparative Advertising”, which talked about the risks of trademark infringement claims as well as:More
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