Fross Zelnick partner Lydia T. Gobena spoke to Managing IP about potential trademark infringement claims and legal challenges that could stem from Twitter’s recent announcement of their rebrand to X Corp. According to trademark experts, choosing the letter ‘X’ as the new logo could expose the company to lawsuits from businesses that already own the rights to an ‘X’More
Headlines
Law360 Speaks to Richard Z. Lehv About the Biggest Trademark Decisions in 2023 So Far
Richard Z. Lehv was quoted in Law360‘s article “The Biggest Trademark Decisions Of 2023: A Midyear Report” regarding the case of Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International Inc. This June decision by the Supreme Court invalidated a $96 million award against Hetronic Germany and its affiliates.More
Richard Z. Lehv Provides Insights to Law360 on Recent TTAB Decision and the Implications of Taco Bell’s ‘Taco Tuesday’ Trademark Challenge
Law360 quoted Fross Zelnick Senior Litigation Counsel Richard Z. Lehv recently on his thoughts about two significant developments in trademark law. In one, Richard discusses the recent TTAB decision on the “Rapunzel” trademark challenge, emphasizing the requirement for commercial injury in trademark oppositions.More
Fross Zelnick Partner Karen Lim Speaks to Law360
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
Articles And Published Works
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Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv Author the USA Chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide’s “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2023”
International Comparative Legal Guides tapped Fross Zelnick’s Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv to contribute the United States chapter of their 12th edition of “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2023” guide. In this chapter, Karen and Richard cover fundamental issues in USA trademark laws and regulations,More
Craig S. Mende Co-Authors Chapter on Overlapping Copyright and Trademark Rights for Oxford University Press
Fross Zelnick partner Craig S. Mende recently contributed the chapter “When Copyright and Trademark Rights Overlap” to the 2nd Edition of Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights, published by Oxford University Press.
Authored by a diverse array of specialist practitioners and academics,More
Events
Craig S. Mende and Barbara A. Solomon present at Federal Bar Council CLE Hosted by Fross Zelnick
On Wednesday, June 14, partners Craig S. Mende and Barbara A. Solomon presented during Federal Bar Council’s CLE “Trademarks and Expressive Works: The Rise (and Demise?) of Rogers v. Grimaldi“. The event was held at Fross Zelnick’s NYC office in Times Square.More
Alejandra Camacho Luna Talks Trademark Law to Universidad de Navarra’s LLM Program for International Students
Fross Zelnick associate Alejandra Camacho Luna was recently invited to give an in-person lecture on trademarks to students attending a double-master-degree program at the Universidad de Navarra during the students’ visit to the NYC Campus of IESE Business School for International Legal Week. More
Richard Z. Lehv Moderates INTA Annual Case Law Review Roundtable Hosted by Fross Zelnick
On March 2, 2023, Fross Zelnick welcomed members of the International Trademark Association (INTA) to our office in New York City to participate in a Quarterly Annual Case Law Review moderated by Senior Litigation Counsel Richard Z. Lehv.
Richard facilitated discussions on key trademark decisions over the past few years in the Supreme Court,More
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