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After years of online and offline discussions, international meetings, and many versions of proposed controlling documents, in June 2011 ICANN (described below) voted to allow up to 1,000 new top-level domains (TLDs) on the Inte... more
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In Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. , No. 09-16322 (Feb. 8, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit provides guidance on an important issue for trademark owners in assessing dilutio... more
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The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision that will be of interest to any business hoping to register a mark used online to promote and sell a product, and anyone who does U.S. trademark prosecution and maintenance work, pa... more
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In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified the fraud standard yesterday, holding that "a trademark [registration] is obtained fraudulently under the Lanham Act only if the applicant o... more
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On August 17, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Christoff v. Nestlé USA, Inc. that right of publicity claims are subject to the single publication rule. But the court left for another day determination ... more
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Rochelle Alpert, Karen Butcher
In the Second Circuit decision in JA Apparel Corp. v. Abboud , 08-3181-cv (June 10, 2009), the court provides guidance to purchasers of trademark rights consisting of a person's name as to the scope of the agreement that would ... more
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As has been broadly reported, the popular social networking website Facebook announced this week that at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 13, it will begin allowing users to register new, "personalized" Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)... more
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Individuals and companies that are the subject of negative, anonymous online postings often face challenges when attempting to address such problematic messages in the United States. When such postings occur, the First Amendmen... more
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia yesterday issued an order permanently enjoining the implementation and enforcement of the new rules from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to claim... more
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On August 1, 2007, final changes to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules were published in the Federal Register. The critical rule changes go into effect on November 1, 2007. T... more
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On August 21, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the long-awaited new rules related to continuation filings and examination of claims. As expected, the new rules limit the number of continuation app... more
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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) has continued its unwavering focus on fraud with a precedential decision in Hachette Filipacchi Presse v. Elle Belle, LLC , Cancellation No. 92052991 (April 9, 2007). The Board ... more
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The ongoing controversy over the legality of using trademarks to generate online keyword advertisements or “sponsored links” has a new twist. Last month, the State of Utah knocked loudly on the Internet’s door with a controvers... more
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