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- 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
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Second Circuit Announces Standard For Nominative Fair Use
- United Arab Emirates: Protection of Well-known Marks/Bad Faith Registration
- Russian Federation: Demand Letter Now Required Prior To Filing Infringement Action
- India: High Court of New Delhi Recognizes Toyota’s Unregistered PRIUS Mark as Well-Known, Enjoining Use by Registered Owner in India of PRIUS
- China: Despite Appeal Decision Reducing Damages Award, New Balance Loss Emphasizes Key Strategic Points for Brand Owners
- China: Court Rejects Bad Faith Applications for FACEBOOK
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Mark Held Abandoned, Despite Use By Registrant’s Parent
- 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
- 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
- Federal Circuit: Lanham Act’s Prohibition on Registration of Disparaging Marks Is Unconstitutional
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Yet Another Precedential TTAB Case Re. Lack Of Bona Fide Intent To Use
- Argentina: Mediation No Longer Suspends One-Year Term to Settle Trademark Oppositions
- USPTO: Proving Use Of A Trademark In The United States Patent And Trademark Office
- European Union: Christian Louboutin’s “Red Sole Mark” Overcomes Challenges
- 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
- European Union: ECJ Clarifies Standards for Determining Registrability of Three-Dimensional Shape Marks
- Canada: Voluntary Classification Allowed
- USPTO: New Examination Standards for Repeating-Pattern Marks
- Federal Circuit: Bona Fide Intent To Use Must Be Proven By Objective Evidence
- Copyright Decision: Substantial Changes In New Edition Of The Compendium Of Copyright Office Practices
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Actor May Not Enjoin Film Under Copyright Law – Performance Not Copyrightable
- France and Netherlands: Recent Developments In Copyright Law Favoring Creators
- European Union: ECJ Advocate General Recommends Standards for Determining Registrability of Three-Dimensional Shape Marks
- China: Well-Known Recognition of Tiffany’s Trademarks
- China: New Balance Loss Emphasizes Key Strategic Points for Brand Owners
- Chile: After Winning Milestone Criminal Trial in Chile, Michael Kors Seeks Two Million Dollar Compensation for Trademark Piracy
- Canada: Quebec Court of Appeal: “Recognized Trademarks” May Be Displayed on Exterior Signage Exclusively in Languages Other than French
- British Virgin Islands: New Trademarks Act in Effect
- 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
- Eurasian Economic Union: Unified Trademark Filings
- European Union: Confusion Not Likely Where Graphic Elements Similar, but Design Elements of Asserted Marks Not Used Alone
- Seychelles: New Industrial Property Act in Effect
- South Korea: Famous Handbag Designs Protected Under Expanded Unfair Competition
- Japan: New System for Protection of Non-Traditional Marks
- Canada: Rare Interlocutory Injunction Granted in Trademark Infringement Case
- Canada: Use of Competitor’s Website Metatags Not Trademark or Copyright Infringement
- Cambodia: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- 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
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Three-Year, Two-Month Delay Sufficient to Support Laches Defense
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Mark for Single Creative Work Registrable with Acquired Distinctiveness
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Standard for Pleading Abandonment of Registrations Issued Under Madrid Protocol Clarified
- Nice Classification: The Tenth Edition of the Nice Classification
- South Korea: Cafe’s Signature Dish and Design Elements Protectable as Trade Dress
- United Kingdom: “Google Adwords Case” Sent Back to High Court after Appeal Court Ruling in Marks & Spencer’s Favor
- Israel: Supreme Court Rules Parallel Importers Can Use Marks to Sell Authentic Products, within Limits
- European Court of Justice: ECJ Remands Golden Balls Case to Ohim for Correct Application of Article 8(5)
- European Union: General Court Annuls Ohim Board of Appeal Denial of Suspension Request
- Singapore: High Court Revokes Registered Trademarks in the Shapes of KIT KAT Bars
- 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
- Algeria and The Gambia: Accession to Madrid Protocol
- David Donahue contributes the U.S. chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide: Copyright 2015
- Territorial Principle: Co-existence Outside of U.S. May Be Relevant to Obtaining Permanent Injunction in U.S.
- Copyright Decision: Aereo Not Entitled to Compulsory License Under Section 111 of Copyright Act
- United Kingdom: Trademark Owners May Secure Court Orders Against ISPs to Block Infringing Websites
- Peru: Administrative Court of Appeals Affirms Trademark Office Refusal of Nissan Application Despite Coexistence Agreement
- Court of Justice of the European Union: The Parody Exception (Copyright)
- Court of Justice of the European Union: Registrability of Three-Dimensional Trademarks under Article 3(1)(e) – Criteria Clarified
- Canada: Canadian Federal Court Addresses Concerns over “Use and Registration Abroad” Basis in Expungement Proceedings
- Benelux: Use of “GG” Mark in Modified Form Leads to Revocation of Two of Gucci’s International Registrations in Benelux
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: First Successful Fraud Case in Five Years
- 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
- Copyright Decision: Aereo Performs Publicly within the Meaning of the Transmit Clause
- European Court of Justice: Proof of Genuine Use
- European Union: Marks in Different Languages May be Conceptually Identical; Goods and Services for the Provision of Those Goods May be Similar
- Pretzel Crisps Found Generic and Unregistrable
- Laches Not Available to Bar Damages Arising from Copyright Infringement
- Spanish Community Trademark Court: Use of Comparison Lists for the Sale of Perfumes in the European Union
- European Union: Revocation of a Trademark Based on Perception by End Users as to Indication of Origin
- Roger Zissu featured in The Bencher’s “Profile in Professionalism”
- Kyrgyz Republic: Amendments to the Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin
- Trademark Decision: Abandonment of Trademark
- 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
- Russian Federation: Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Non-Use Cancellation
- 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
- Singapore: COURT OF APPEAL ISSUES LANDMARK LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION DECICION
- 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