Trademark Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation

March 8, 2010

Bill to Ease Burdens on Trademark Owners Set to Become Law After Its Passage in the House and Senate

Trademark Law Technical and Conforming Amendments Act
S. 2968, H.R. 4515, 3/4/2010

Legislation authored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to help assist trademark owners in maintaining the protection of their brands will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law, after its passage by the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 3, 2010 and January 28, 2010, respectively.

The Trademark Law Technical and Conforming Amendments Act will make technical amendments to the nation’s trademark laws, and will harmonize the system for submitting maintenance filings to the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).

Maintenance filings are required for continuing the protection of a trademark.  The legislation will also…

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The following companies are mentioned in Trademark Law Updates:

Tiffany (NJ) Inc.

Tiffany & Co.

eBay, Inc.

Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.

International Trademark Association

Haute Diggity Dog, LLC

JA Apparel Corp.

Houndstooth Corp.

Harringbone Creative Services, Inc.

Mars, Inc.

Chute Gerdeman, Inc.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Rockstar Games, Inc. d.b.a. Play Pen

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Shokan Coachworks, Inc.

Audi AG

University of Southern California

University of Oklahoma

Smack Apparel Company

Ohio State University

Louisiana State University

Collegiate Licensing Company

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

NTU Electronics, Inc.

Midway Services, Inc.

MDCO, Inc.

Internet Specialties West, Inc.

Custom Manufacturing and Engineering, Inc.

Automated Engineering Corp.

Woofies, LLC d.b.a. Woofie’s Pet Boutique

Field Sanitation Solutions, Inc.

Bose Corp.

Adidas America, Inc.

Faith Unlimited, Inc.

Wham-O, Inc.

Venture Tape Corp.

WMS Gaming, Inc.

Manley Toys, Ltd.

McGills Glass Warehouse

WPC Productions Ltd.

AW Computer Holdings LLC

PartyGaming PLC

Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc. d.b.a. Black Bear Micro Roastery

Talisker Corp.

Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC

Talisker Deer Valley Corp.

Starbucks Corp.

Prime West Jordanelle, LLC

The Crash Dummy Movie, LLC

Prime West Jordanelle II, LLC

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