A blog focusing on brand issues, trademark, copyright, advertising and more.
By Aislinn Smalling and Carissa Bouwer
The increasing popularity of cannabis products has led to decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in many states and a proliferation of products containing CBD oil. But marijuana remains illegal…
Continue Reading TRADEMARKING CBD PRODUCTS: NEW GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATIONS
By: Michael Geller
A new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office imposes a substantial new requirement on companies and individuals outside of the U.S. Starting August 3, foreign applicants and registrants must be…
Continue Reading NEW USPTO RULE REQUIRES FOREIGN PARTIES TO HAVE A U.S. ATTORNEY
By: John Nading
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its most recent decision yesterday picking away at the same clause of the Lanham Act, Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), and this time finding that the…
Continue Reading F-*-C-T – U.S. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN BAN ON REGISTRATION OF IMMORAL OR SCANDALOUS MARKS
By: Claire Sng
I had the rare opportunity last week to put some questions directly to Guy Parker, the ASA’s Chief Executive, during a Q&A session at an industry conference on Advertising and Marketing Law.…
Continue Reading Q&A SESSION WITH UK ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ASA) CHIEF EXECUTIVE GUY PARKER
BY EDWARD CHATTERTON, HORACE LAM AND JOANNE ZHANG
On 23 April 2019 China passed amendments to two major IP laws -the Trademark Law and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (…
Continue Reading TOP 10 IP DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA
The fourth edition of DLA Piper’s popular Prize Promotions Around the World online guide is now available. The guide has been fully updated and also includes four new jurisdictions, to bring the total coverage to…
Continue Reading PRIZE PROMOTIONS AROUND THE WORLD: LAUNCH OF NEW EDITION
On Monday, May 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision holding that a bankrupt company’s decision to reject an existing license of its trademarks does not terminate a licensee’s right to …
Continue Reading Supreme Court: Trademark Owners Cannot Reject Licenses in Bankruptcy
By: Aleksandra Baczykowska (DLA Piper Poland), Jan Metelka (DLA Piper Czech Republic)
At the moment in Poland entities that facilitate infringements by renting properties and those offering other services used to infringe trademark rights may …
Continue Reading Will combatting the sale of counterfeit goods at big marketplaces in poland become easier? What is the current enforcement practice in the Czech Republic – the source of the landmark Delta Center Case?
New Polish regulation supports the trademark owners in execution of their rights
The recent amendment of the Polish Industrial Property Law, which has now entered into force, introduces significant changes to trademark…
Continue Reading POLAND – TRADEMARKS QUICKER, STRONGER, BROADER
By: Andrew L. Deutsch and Tamar Y. Duvdevani
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided an important issue of copyright law that had divided federal courts for years. In Fourth Estate Public …
Continue Reading FOURTH ESTATE PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP. V. WALL-STREET.COM: WHEN CAN A COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT SUE FOR INFRINGEMENT? SUPREME COURT SAYS NOT UNTIL THE COPYRIGHT HAS BEEN REGISTERED
