By Tom Zuber and Jeff Zuber of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca
The Supreme Court recently upheld that a covenant not to sue can moot a trademark case. In Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., 11-982 (U.S. Jan. 9, 2013), the Court held that a trademark holder’s covenant not to sue extinguished the case or controversy, rendering moot the defendant’s counterclaim of trademark… More...
More than $2.4 million in grants were released by the United States Department of Justice to 13 jurisdictions to combat the purchase and sale of counterfeit and pirated products. More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking public comment on the possibility of adjusting trademark application fees, so as to lower the fees for all applicants willing to file and communicate electronically with the USPTO. More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the selection of nine additional law schools to join the Trademark Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program this fall. More...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published in the Federal Register an Intellectual Property Rights Interim Final Rule (IFR) which takes effect immediately upon publication. More...
The following highlights most of the changes to be placed into production in TEAS 4.9. More...
As part of efforts by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to improve the experience of trademark applicants and registrants and to benefit from the advantages of increased electronic processing, effective November 19, 2011, the USPTO began permitting the submission of more than one electronic mail (e-mail) address for receipt of duplicate courtesy copies of trademark-related correspondence sent from the USPTO by e-mail, in addition to the single official correspondence address. More...
After assessing the Trademark Consistency Initiative Pilot Program, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO,” or “Office”) has decided to extend the program and make two significant changes. More...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“Court”) has issued a decision in the trademark dispute between Google and leather-goods maker Louis Vuitton Malletier . More...
The Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became effective on March 17, 2010, Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010), according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO,” or ‘‘Office’’) has revised the Trademark Rules of Practice to set forth the requirements for signature of documents filed in the Office, recognition of representatives, and establishing and changing the correspondence address in trademark cases. More...
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