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- Eastern District of Texas: Unregistered Trade Dress for Wedding Venue Likely to Prevail in Infringement Action
- USPTO: Updates to Approved Identifications of Goods and Services
- Australia: Non-Use Period Reduced
- Brazil: New Conditions for Registration of Geographical Indications
- European Union: New Copyright Directive
- Singapore: “Goods in Transit” Are “Imported”
- Law360 Ranks Fross Zelnick Among Best Law Firms for Women
- Partners Add Insights on Panels at INTA’s 2019 Annual Meeting
- Nadine Jacobson Speaks at Women, Diversity & Change Summit
- Karen Lim and Jason Jones Write About the Importance of Use in U.S. Trademark Law
- The Importance of Use in U.S. Trademark Law
- Fross Zelnick Again Tops Chambers USA Rankings
- Fross Zelnick Again Sponsors Women Mean Business Luncheon
- Two ‘Firm of the Year’ Awards Among MIP Honors for Firm and Lawyers
- Fross Zelnick Wins Rare Descriptiveness Reversal at TTAB
- David Donahue Co-authors INTA Amicus Curiae Brief in Iancu v. Brunetti
- WIPO: Divisions and Mergers of IRS Allowed
- United Kingdom: Registered EU Rights Protected in UK Even if no Brexit Deal
- Spain: Trademark Law Reform
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- Israel: Blocking Orders Permissible Against ISPS
- Myanmar: New Trademark and Industrial Design Laws
- Mexico: Update on Declaration of Use
- Malawi: New Trademark Act
- Denmark: New Trademark Act
- Czech Republic: Important Changes to Trademark Law
- China: National IP Court of Appeals Established
- USPTO: Launch of Expedited Cancellation Pilot Program
- U.S. Copyright: Numerous Works Enter Public Domain for First Time in Over Two Decades
- WTR Names Fross Zelnick U.S. Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year
- David Donahue and Jason Jones Contribute to the U.S. Section to ICLG: Copyright 2019, 5th Edition
- INTA Webcast Features Fross Zelnick Lawyers on Trademark Ethics
- Uruguay: Use of Trademarks Now Mandatory – Update
- United Kingdom: Snoop Dogg Prevails Over Gleissner
- Malawi: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- India: Single Color Not Protectable as Trademark
- Czech Republic: Changes to Czech Trademark Act
- China: Brand Owner Prevails in Unfair Competition Action Against Bad Faith Squatter
- Canada: New Trademark Regime Effective June 17, 2019
- Canada: Hilton’s Registration Can Stay in Canada Even Though Guests Cannot
- U.S. Copyright: The Music Modernization Act
- Federal Circuit: USPTO Loses Bid for Win-or-Lose Fees
- Tier 1 Ranking in 2019 “Best Law Firms”
- Protection of Non-Traditional Trademarks under U.S. Law
- FZLZ Partners Named in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
- FZLZ named Best USA IP Firm: Trademarks at the 2018 ILASA International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards
- Turkey: Addition of House Mark Does Not Eliminate Likelihood of Confusion
- Mexico: Amendments to Industrial Property Law – Trademarks
- GDPR: Changes to WHOIS and What Comes Next
- European Union: Expansion of Exhaustion of Trademark Rights Principle
- European Union: Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Provides (Some) Clarity for Brand Owners
- China: Victoria’s Secret Could Not Show Identical Third-Party Applications Filed in Bad Faith
- Afghanistan: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- United States District Court For The State Of Arizona: Design Patent Lessons from the $2B Lawsuit Against Tesla Truck Designs
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Foreign Owner Without Use or Registration in United States May Bring Unfair Competition, False Advertising, and Cancellation Actions
- Firm and Individuals Earn Top Rankings in MIP’s 2018 IP Stars
- FZLZ Again Tops Chambers USA in Both Nationwide and New York Rankings
- FZLZ’s Allison Strickland Ricketts Again on List of Top 250 Women in IP
- 12 FZLZ Lawyers Named to 2018 Expert Guide
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- WIPO: Eleventh Edition of Nice Classification
- India: Supreme Court Applies Territoriality Principle and Eviscerates Toyota’s Prius Victory
- European Union: Mark on Which Opposition Based Cannot be Challenged on Ground of Bad Faith
- European Union: EJC’s Coty Decision is a Win for Luxury Brands
- China: Unfair Competition Law Amended
- Australia: New South Wales Supreme Court Issues Worldwide Injuction V. Twitter
- Argentina: Industrial Property Laws Reformed
- USPTO: New USPTO Trademark Use Audit in Registration Maintenance/Renewal Filings (Section 8 and Section 71 Use Declarations)
- Southern District of New York: Preclusive Effect Given to TTAB Decision on Likelihood of Confusion in Trademark Infringement Litigation
- WTR Quotes FZLZ Partner
- Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure: Can we Really do That? Little-Known Provisions of the TMEP
- U.S. Design Patents: Protecting New Fashion Designs Through U.S. Design Patent Rights
- U.S. Copyright: December 31, 2017 Deadline to Avoid Loss of Safe Harbor Protection Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Trademark Licensee Cannot Establish Priority Based on Use by Licensor
- United Kingdom: New “Unjustified Threats” Legislation
- Myanmar: New Trademark Law to be Implemented
- European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) Decisions on Unitary EU Law
- European Union: Certification Mark Registration Now Possible
- China: Beijing High Court Recognizes Unregistered Trademark Rights
- Tier 1 Ranking Received by 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
- Law360’s 2017 “Glass Ceiling” Report Names FZLZ in Top 5
- 20 Fross Zelnick Attorneys Named to 2017 Super Lawyers® — New York Metro, Rising Stars and New York Women’s Edition Lists
- Supreme Court: Lanham Act’s Disparagement Clause Violates First Amendment
- FZLZ Partners Named in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
- South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey: Design Law Updates
- South Korea: Keyword Advertising Constitutes Valid Trademark use in Non-Use Cancellation Proceeding
- Germany: Cease-and-Desist Orders Include Implicit Obligation to Recall Infringing Products
- European Union: EUTM Registrations May be Enforced within First Five Years without Proving Use
- China: Trademark Official Fees Halved
- China: Supreme People’s Court Provides Guidance on Merchandising Rights
- Canada: Rare Interlocutory Injunction by Federal Court in Trademark Infringement Case
- Supreme Court: New Copyright Eligibility Test for Clothing Designs and Useful Articles
- Fross Zelnick at MIP International Women’s Leadership Forum 2017
- Legal 500 United States 2017 Ranks Fross Zelnick Tier 1 for Trademarks: Non-Contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Ranked Tier 1 In Chambers USA 2017 For IP – Trademark And Copyright, Nationwide and NY
- Locking Out Locke: A New Natural Copyright Law
- WIPO: Freeze on Accessions to Madrid Agreement
- United Kingdom: Court of Appeal Confirms Sale of “Grey” Goods Could be Found Criminal
- Turkey: New Industrial Property Code in Force
- Switzerland: New Non-Use Cancellation Procedure
- South Korea: Shop Decorations and Trade Dress Protected Under Competition Law
- India: Update on Prius Well-Known Mark Decision
- India: New Trademark Rules Implemented
- European Union: Rubik’s Cube Shape Found Ineligible for Trademark Protection
- European Union: Territorial Exceptions to Prohibitions Against Use of Infringing Trademarks
- China: Michael Jordan (Partially) Defeats Chinese Trademark Pirate Based on Unregistered Personal-Name Rights
- Canada: New Regulations Governing Display of Non-French Trademarks
- Australia: Limited Privilege for Communications with Registered Trademark Attorneys
- United States Patent and Trademark Office: Post-Registration Audit Program
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Family of Marks can have Different Owners so Long as there is Unity of Control
- Federal Circuit: Assignments of Intent-to-Use Applications Will be Closely Scrutinized
- Federal Circuit: Reiteration of High Threshold for Descriptiveness Refusals
- Federal Circuit: In-State Sale of Two Hats Constitutes Use in Commerce
- Federal Circuit: Specimen Showing Use of Mark for Software May also Show Use for Services
- Supreme Court: Court Rules on Damages for Design Patent Infringement
- Fross Zelnick Relocation Announcement
- Awarded Gold Tier by 2017 World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
- WIPO: Nice Classification
- United Kingdom: Trademark Considerations in Light of Brexit
- South Korea: Amendments to Trademark Act
- United Kingdom: High Court Invalidates Glaxo’s Color Mark EU Trademark Registration
- Malaysia: Three Dimensional Shape Marks May be Protectable Upon a Showing of Distinctiveness
- Indonesia: Changes to Official Fees and Trademark Law
- Cayman Islands: New Trademark Law Imminent
- China: Maximum Statutory Penalty Imposed in Trademark Infringement Action
- Brunei: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- Belarus: New Trademark Law
- Australia: Trademark Fee Changes
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Leather Handbags and Jewelry Found to be Related Goods
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Finding of Fraud on USPTO Affirmed and Scienter Requirement Clarified
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Changes to Rules of Practice
- United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademark Fee Changes
- Roger Zissu Delivers Copyright Society of the U.S.A.’s Annual Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture
- 2017 “Best Law Firms” Ranks Fross Zelnick Tier 1 in National and Metropolitan Categories
- “U.S. Companies Come out with a Win in Cuba,” published in Managing Intellectual Property
- 16 Fross Zelnick Attorneys Named to the 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers® and ‘Rising Stars’ Lists
- The Legal 500 United States 2016 names Fross Zelnick a Tier 1 Firm for Trademarks: Litigation and Non-Contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- The Best Lawyers in America© 23rd Edition Ranks Fross Zelnick Tier 1 in U.S. and New York
- Susan Douglass Selected For Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders 2017
- Women in Business Law Expert Guide Nominates Four Partners
- United Kingdom: Supreme Court Affirms Limited Scope of Protection of Registered Community Design Rights
- Uganda: Liberal Approach to Territoriality Principle
- South Korea: Amendments to Trademark Act
- Poland: Amendments to Industrial Property Law
- Mozambique: New Industrial Property Code
- Indonesia: New Regulation for Recordal of IP License Agreements
- European General Court: General Court (Eighth Chamber)
- Egypt: Certain Products Exported to Egypt must be Registered with GOEIC
- Canada: Sale of Goods Destined for Canada Does Not Qualify as First Use when Goods Enter Country at Later Date
- Cambodia: Declarations of Actual use Required
- Brazil: Case-by-Case Disclaimers in Trademark Registrations Eliminated
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: In Unusual Circumstances, TTAB Rejects a Coexistence Agreement (Consent to Registration)
- Central District of California: First Amendment Protection Under Rogers V. Grimaldi Expanded to Cover Title of Television Series
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: First Amendment Bars Rights of Publicity in Unusual Circumstances
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Foreign Owner Without Use or Registration in United State May Bring Unfair Competition, False Advertising and Cancellation Actions
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: In Unusual Circumstances, TTAB Rejects A Coexistence Agreement (Consent to Registration)
- Chambers USA 2016 Ranks Fross Zelnick Band 1 in Both Nationwide and New York Categories
- FZLZ named “Ceiling Smasher” by Law360
- Fross Zelnick awarded “Firm of the Year – Northeast”
- Fross Zelnick Awarded Trademarks Firm of the Year by Who’s Who Legal 2016 for Eleventh Consecutive Year
- From Disparagement to Fame and Other Key Developments in U.S. Trademark Law
- “Ethics in the Trademark Arena,” INTA Trademark Administration 2016
- USPTO: Proving Use Of A Trademark In The United States Patent And Trademark Office
- Chambers Global 2016 names Fross Zelnick to Band 1 in U.S. and New York
- Nice Classification: Tenth Edition of Nice Classification
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- Kuwait: Procedural Changes to Trademark Law
- European Union: Implementation of the European Trademark and Design Network’s Common Practice of Distinctiveness for Figurative Marks Containing Descriptive/Non-Distinctive Words
- European Union: EU Trademark Reform: What Brand Owners Need to Know
- Canada: Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Trademark and Copyright Claims Arising from use of Competitor’s Metatags, but Holds Door Open for Future Claims
- Argentina: Mediation no Longer Suspends One-Year Term to Settle Trademark Oppositions
- Trademark Scam Notices: Beware of Fraudulent Solicitation to Pay Trademark Fees
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Online Retailer’s Display of Similar Competing Goods in Search Results not Trademark Infringement
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: The Batmobile is a Character Under Copyright Law – New, Three-Part Test for Determining Character Protection
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: On Remand from Supreme Court, Circuit Court Gives Preclusive Effect to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decision on Likelihood of Confusion
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Designs on Cheerleading Uniforms are Copyrightable Subject Matter
- Federal Circuit: Paw Design Not Confusingly Similar to Brand Name Plus Different Paw Design
- Thailand: Amendments to Thailand’s Copyright Act Create Punitive Damages, Exhaustion, and Other Rights and Remedies
- South Korea: Titles of Musical Productions Protectable as Source Identifiers When They Have Acquired Distinctiveness
- Poland: Extensive Changes to Trademark Law
- European Union: Changes to the Community Trade Mark (CTM) System
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Actor May Not Enjoin Film Under Copyright Law – Performance Not Copyrightable
- Design Patents Valuable in Protecting Product Trade Dress
- TTAB Incorrectly Evaluated Alleged Genericness of Pretzel Crisps Mark
- FZLZ Leads the Pack in Who’s Who Legal Trademarks 2015
- Chambers 2015 names Fross Zelnick to Band 1 in both Nationwide and New York categories
- FZLZ awarded Gold Tier by 2015 World Trademark Review 1000
- MIP’s 2015 IP Stars’ National Analysis awards FZLZ Tier 1 across the board in Copyright, Trade Mark Prosecution and Trade Mark Contentious
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Use of Deceased Celebrity’s Image On T-Shirts Constitutes False Endorsement Under Lanham Act
- “Battling Trademark Piracy in Cuba”
- Karen Lim and Jason Jones contribute the U.S. Chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trademarks 2015
- David Donahue and Jason Jones featured in the May 2015 issue of Managing Intellectual Property
- Supreme Court Rules on TTAB Preclusion
- James Weinberger featured in February 2015 Thomson CompuMark Case Study
- U.S. Chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trademarks 2015
- Lawrence Apolzon discusses extending registrations via the Madrid Protocol, and the pitfalls to avoid in April/May 2015 World Trademark Review
- First Successful Fraud Case in Five Years at U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Co-Existence Outside of U.S. May Be Relevant to Obtaining Permanent Injunction in U.S.
- Trademark Tacking is Factual Question for Juries Says U.S. Supreme Court
- Protection of Celebrity Images in the U.K. – Rihanna Decision Affirmed By Court of Appeal
- Fross Zelnick Win’s MIP’s 2015 North America Firm of the Year
- European Union: Christian Leboutin’s “Red Sole Mark” Overcomes Challenges
- European Union: ECJ Clarifies Standards for Determining Registrability of Three-Dimensional Shape Marks
- Canada: Voluntary Classification Allowed
- Algeria and The Gambia: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- David Donahue contributes the U.S. chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide: Copyright 2015
- Apple Able to Register EU Trademark in Store Layout
- False Advertising: No FDA Preemption in Pom v. Coca-Cola
- The Sherlock Holmes Copyright Case
- Fross Zelnick Attorneys Recognized in 2014 Super Lawyers
- Pretzel Crisps Found Generic and Unregistrable
- Laches Not Available to Bar Damages Arising from Copyright Infringement
- Roger Zissu featured in The Bencher’s “Profile in Professionalism”
- Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick’s Barbara Solomon
- Fross Zelnick Ranked National and Metro Tier 1 by U.S. News Media Group’s Best Law Firms 2014 and 2013
- Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu named world’s leading Trademarks law firm
- MIP Awards Fross Zelnick Tier 1 in Trademark and Copyright Categories for Fourth Consecutive Year
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Class 35 Decision
- When a District Court Must Confront a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Opinion
- Can Online Service Stream Over-the-Air Television Broadcasts to Paying Customers Without TV Networks’ Permission?
- Regulation of Beverage Names: May Competitor Challenge Beverage Name Basedon on Lanham Act?
- Uruguay: Use of Trademarks Now Mandatory
- Singapore: Court of Appeal Issues Landmark Likelihood of Confusion Decision
- Russian Federation: Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Non-Use Cancellation
- Paraguay: Accession to Hague Apostille Convention
- Ethiopia: Registration Date Changed From June 24, 2014 to June 18, 2014
- China: Oppositions-Reputation a Factor in Assessing Similarity of Marks
- Canada: Status of Use/Registration Abroad Filing Basis
- Karen Lim named Partner
- Partner Roger Zissu Receives American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Second Circuit
- In Memoriam – Allan Zelnick
- Fross Zelnick Earns Top Rankings from National Intellectual Property Surveys
- International Trademark Dilution
- 2011 Rankings Roundup
- Small Uses, Big Rewards
- FROSS ZELNICK RANKED TIER 1 FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN U.S.
- FROSS ZELNICK EARNS TOP RANKINGS FROM NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SURVEYS
- Fross Zelnick on the Google Books case
- Fross Zelnick in the New York Times
- Fross Zelnick Elects Cara Boyle and Laura Popp-Rosenberg to Partnership
- Euromoney Legal Media Group Names 12 Fross Zelnick Lawyers to 2009 List
- Fross Zelnick Attorneys Recognized by New York Super Lawyers
- Look Before You Leap Into Naming Rights Agreements, Managing Intellectual Property, October 2009
- Fross Zelnick Ranked Top Trademark and Copyright Law Firm in U.S.
- Fross Zelnick Secures Judgment in Excess of $2 Million for Copyright Infringement Claim
- Fross Zelnick Named “Global Trademarks Law Firm of the Year” for the Third Consecutive Time
- Roger Zissu Profiled in 2008 Issue of New York Super Lawyers Magazine
- Fross Zelnick Partner Craig S. Mende named among “Top 50 Under 45” IP Law & Business
- Euromoney Legal Media Group names twelve Fross Zelnick lawyers to 2008 list
- Fross Zelnick Ranked Top Trademark Law Firm in U.S
- Trade Mark Warranties in M & A Transactions
- Lawrence Apolzon Wins Literary Award for “From Edison to iPod: Protect Your Ideas and Make Money”
- Fross Zelnick Again Ranked Top-tier U.S. Trademark Law Firm
- Craig S. Mende authors an article about the National Football League’s intellectual property enforcement in Forbes.com
- David Ehrlich Publishes Article in October’s Wall Street Lawyer
- Who’s Who Legal Names Trademarks Law Firm of the Year
- Fross Zelnick Attorneys Listed as Super Lawyers
- Susan Douglass Named one of “The Trademark Experts’ Experts”
- The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights: Promoting International Discussion on the Morality of Non-Therapeutic Research on Children
- International Protection of Well-Known Marks