JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter.

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Patently-O

MARCH 22, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court held oral arguments on March 21, 2023 in the international trademark case of Abitron Austria GmbH v. and will be holding arguments on March 22, 2023 in the whisky dog toy trademark case of Jack Daniel’s Property v. Hetronic International, Inc. VIP Products. Although U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law (TML Draft Amendment) for public comment on January 13, 2023.

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2025

Sazerac Brands, LLC , 2023-1682 (Fed. March 12, 2025) In an interesting trademark decision, the Federal Circuit has clarified that terms once considered generic do not necessarily remain permanently unregistrable. provides important guidance on genericness timing and addresses a question of first impression in trademark law.

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IP Law 360

JULY 26, 2023

Supreme Court weighed in twice on federal trademark law in the first half of 2023, ruling that Lanham Act provisions barring trademark infringement don't apply to foreign conduct and rejecting a circuit court's finding that a poop-themed dog toy version of Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle was protected by the First Amendment.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

Speakers: Kwan T Loh, Olivier Jean-Lévesque, Nora Labbancz, Reagan Seidler In this webinar, Smart & Biggar's Trademarks team will provide a roundup of Canadian IP law by highlighting some of the most important new laws, cases, and practice directions from 2023 that brand owners should be aware of when doing business in Canada.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In October, 2023, Korea passed a new trademark law to add flexibility to its strict trademark registration requiring that later-filed marks need to be completely unique from existing senior marks.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

La entrada Spanish trademark law reform se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2023 edition. Patent Law . Technology Law . Copyright Law . Trademark Law . In addition, the firm was nationally ranked in seven practice areas, including: . Litigation – Intellectual Property . Litigation – Patent .

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Above the Fold

JULY 7, 2023

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Trademark law. Hetronic ) was the original case, a trademark dispute between plaintiff Hetronic, an American company, and Abitron, et. several European defendant companies who were accused of infringing on Hetronic’s trademarks. Abitron Austria GmbH, et al. known as Abitron v.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Why You Should Attend - Recent years delivered major trademark law developments, underscoring the dynamism of this area of intellectual property law.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Why You Should Attend - Recent years delivered major trademark law developments, underscoring the dynamism of this area of intellectual property law.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

On 13 January 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) published draft amendments to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment. This Draft marks the fifth time that the PRC Trademark Law is up for revision since its adoption in 1982.

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43(B)log

MARCH 19, 2025

As a result, religious independence and mother-tongue/linguistic independence are highly valued in these countries, and are the context by which the morality of trademarks within the borders of these countries are assessed. Each sought to create a space where their cultural and religious identities were represented fairly.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 1, 2023

In January of this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its draft 5th Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law (a translated version is posted.)

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Concluding Remarks The instant case has shed light on several aspects of trademark law, ranging from the application of the passing off test and use of house marks, to the relevance of the first to use system.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Of course, Hetronic disagrees and contends that trademark law under the Lanham Act extends beyond U.S. This case should bring clarity to an issue that is constantly disputed in sizable Lanham Act cases—the materiality of foreign sales.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 10, 2023

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Trademark law. There have been many newsworthy rulings coming out of the Supreme Court in the last two weeks, so it is understandable if you missed this one. Supreme Court ruled the Tenth Circuit wrongly upheld a $96 million jury verdict, limiting the international reach of U.S.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 28, 2023

Thank you for reading the April 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss practice tips for the two new petition processes instituted by the Trademark Modernization Act and highlight significant proposed amendments to the Chinese Trademark Law.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 24, 2023

On March 21, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether federal trademark law applies to trademark infringement occurring outside the United States. The case that has brought this issue to the court is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. By: White & Case LLP

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Seyfarth earned high rankings in the 2023 World Trademark Review 1000 , with nine lawyers and four firm offices singled out. All are being recognized for their prestigious work in IP/Trademark law. Seyfarth’s Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York offices were recognized for their work in trademark law.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As we previously reported, in January of this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its Draft 5th Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 30, 2023

TTAB Posts June 2023 Hearing Schedule TTAB Posts May 2023 Hearing Schedule USPTO Proposes Increase in Trademark-Related Fees - Effective November 2024 Text © John L. Welch 2023.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. reviewing patent specifications, etc.)

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2023

We are just a few months into 2023, but we are already seeing a number of proposed changes to Chinese Trademark Law. Overall Theme and Key Takeaway It should be noted that this will be the 5 th round of major amendments to the China Trademark Law since it was first adopted in 1982.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

by Dennis Cxrouch In re Lizzo LLC (TTAB 2023) In a new precedential opinion, the PTAB has sided with the musical artist Lizzo — agreeing to register her mark “100% THAT B H” for use on apparel. Unlike patents and copyrights, trademark law is not designed to reward the creative endeavor of invention or authorship.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

In a landmark 2023 decision, the District Court of Hamburg addressed trademark infringement related to perfumes. The court ruled against a digital magazine that had promoted dupe perfumes as “fragrance twins” of expensive brands, deeming this both trademark infringement and unfair competition.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Farmer , the founder of Leading Edge Law Group, PLC , in Richmond, Virginia, has for more than 25 years written a monthly column for the Richmond Times on breaking legal issues in the e-commerce, intellectual property and high-tech fields. He also lectures annually for the Virginia bar on trademark law developments. pdf here ].

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JD Supra Law

JULY 27, 2023

On June 29, 2023, in Abitron Austria GmbH v. 2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act could not extend to trademark infringement that occurred almost entirely outside the United States. law, the rationale underlying its decision may complicate future U.S. Hetronic International, Inc.,

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Performing trademark searches. Conducting legal research.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 9, 2023

In this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT we have once again compiled some interesting decisions of the recent months. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal and the GC, which are concise as usual.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 3, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the Lanham Act does not apply to infringing use of a trademark outside of the United States. In doing so, the Court overturned a damages award of over $90 million associated with Abitron’s foreign sales of infringing products. By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Supreme Court decided the First Amendment does not shield a poop-themed dog toy from infringement claims in a suit over a parody of Jack Daniel's famous whiskey bottles, and the justices concluded federal trademark law does not extend to conduct in other countries. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark rulings of 2023.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 14, 2023

On June 29, 2023, in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., Supreme Court ruled that the Lanham Act does not have an extraterritorial scope and applies only in cases where the alleged infringing “use in commerce” is domestic in nature.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No. 2023) (slip op., 2] Rogers v.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

FRIDAY, NOV 3 2023 8:45AM - 3:30PM More info ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED ATTEND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL OF LAW OR BY ZOOM. Full program.

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