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Intellectual Property Practice

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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Intellectual Property Practice

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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Intellectual Property Practice

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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Intellectual Property Practice

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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Dana Gross

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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Intellectual Property Practice

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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