History and Purpose of Trademarks

source: The History and Purpose of Trademarks | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

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Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies

source: The Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies | Ladas & Parry LLP - JDSupra

The TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Legal Evaluation

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has formally concluded its negotiations' processes, setting the parameters for liberalized trade among a dozen countries of the Asia-Pacific region: the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Singapore, and Brunei, but the Parties must ratify the Agreement pursuant to their own domestic legal procedures before it can enter into force, a politically contentious process, particularly for the the United States.



Evaluating the Trans-Pacific Partnership | White & Case LLP - JDSupra

Phishing and Spoofing Scams, Protect Yourself and Your Business

source: Phishing and Spoofing Scams — A Few Tips to Protect Yourself and Your Business | Cozen O'Connor - JDSupra

Advertising Law: Kanye, Data Breach, Lanham Act, Disparaging Trademarks

• Kanye's Promise of Exclusivity a Siren Song, Suit Says
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Data Breach Suit Against P.F. Chang's
• Lanham Act Claims Against Competitor Not Preempted by FDCA, Ninth Circuit Affirms
• U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider Disparaging Trademarks

source: Advertising Law - May 2016 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP - JDSupra

Intellectual Property: IP Protection Worldwide

Source: IP World Tour: Snapshots of Overseas IP Protection | WilmerHale - JDSupra

OEMs and Trademark Use, China Supreme Court Has Spoken

source: China Supreme Court Has Spoken: Long Anticipated Decision on OEMs and Trademark Use | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

New Restrictions on Internet Content in China

Re: China, restrictions, internet content, internet, content, censorship, internet censorship, Online Censorship, 
Source: Update on China’s New Restrictions on Internet Content | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Domain Names: New gTLD .INSURANCE, What You Need to Know

source: .Insurance: What You Need to Know About the Newest Internet Domain Name | Goodwin Procter LLP - JDSupra

Copyright Protection of Clothing, Supreme Court Review

source: US Supreme Court to Review Standard for Copyright Protection of Clothing | Morgan Lewis - JDSupra

Trade Secrets, New Federal Civil Cause of Action, Employer Compliance

source: Landmark Trade Secrets Law Creates New Federal Civil Cause of Action and Compliance Obligations for All Employers | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - JDSupra

Google Books Prevails, Copyright Ruling Expands Fair Use Doctrine

source: Fair Use Copyright Ruling Stands For Google Books | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra: The Second Circuit’s opinion, which the Supreme Court has left undisturbed, held that Google Books is protected as fair use, a conclusion considered by many to be emblematic of a recent trend toward expansion of the fair use doctrine.

US Congress Enacts Federal Trade Secrets Law

Note: President Obama has signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act Into Law.



source: Congress Enacts Federal Trade Secrets Law | Saul Ewing LLP - JDSupra

SEC, Florida, Crowdfunding

source: The SEC and Florida move on crowdfunding proposals | Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. - JDSupra

Black Ops Mission, Federal Trademark Registration

source: Black Ops Mission Accomplished by Federal Trademark Registration | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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Yet Another Trademark Based on MY

source: Yet Another Trademark Based on My? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

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Subsidiary or Parent: Who Should Own a Trademark Registration?

source: Who Should Own a Trademark Registration? The Case of the Not-So-Related Parent Company | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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Beyoncé, Trademark Dilution, Celebrity Trademarks

source: Celebrity Trademark Watch: Beyoncé Sues Feyoncé and Fame is the Name of the Game | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

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Arbitrary, Unique, or Distinctive: Sounds as Trademarks

arbitrary, unique, or distinctive sounds, sound mark, trademarks

source: What’s That Sound? It Might Just Be a Trademark. | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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First Amendment, Lanham Act, USPTO to SCOTUS, SOS

re: Simon Tam, The Slants
source: USPTO to SCOTUS: SOS on the Lanham Act ASAP | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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New gTLD .INSURANCE Eligibility Requirements, Remedies Are Available

source: Blog: Online Eligibility Requirements Will Frustrate Some Insurance Businesses, But Remedies Are Available | Cooley LLP - JDSupra

Trademarks, Trademark Deviations, Use It or Lose It

source: Trademark Series: Deviations! | Field Law - JDSupra

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