Effective last week on April 24, 2012, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced a new procedure that benefits those trademark registrants who record their marks with the agency. CBP will now disclose to an intellectual property right holder information appearing on merchandise or its retail...
Read MoreThis guest post, by former intern W. Reid Morris (JD, 2012, Howard University School of Law), discusses the importance of trademark and brand protection for non-profit organizations: In 2011, the value of Apple Computer’s “brand” was calculated to be over $153 BILLION. Apple, at the top...
Read MoreThanks to a Mitt Romney staffer, ETCH A SKETCH® has been in the news quite a bit lately. The toy has been around since 1960. According to Wikipaedia, it was “inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York in 1998. In 2003, the Toy Industry...
Read MoreFor those visiting Washington, DC for the 2012 INTA annual meeting, I have created a guide to sites, shopping, and dining in Washington, DC seen through the eyes of a trademark attorney. Let me know what you think! A Trademark Lawyer’s Guide to courts, sites,...
Read MoreYours truly helped edit the trademark chapter. The book is full of summaries all the major patent, trademark, and copyright cases from 2011. To order your copy, visit the ABA bookstore here.
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