Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Do you even need a trademark lawyer? Nowadays, there are so many options for filing a trademark application with the USPTO. Just like anything else on YouTube, you can even find do-it-yourself videos on filing trademark applications. With all this free advice readily avaiable, why do you even need to choose a trademark attorney?

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JD Supra Law

MAY 15, 2023

Firm attorneys led a day of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in intellectual property law and their impact on patent and trademark strategies. By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This case highlights the intersection of trademark law and e-commerce regulation, raising questions about the accountability of online marketplaces in protecting brand integrity. The Court deemed these claims speculative and unsubstantiated, underscoring the need for tangible, concrete evidence of losses in trademark disputes.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 15, 2023

Firm attorneys led a day of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in intellectual property law and their impact on patent and trademark strategies. By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

But any company preparing to sell within the next five years should consider the more common IP issues that arise during the legal due diligence process. But quite often, a company will tout its innovation when selling, but during the due diligence process, it is revealed that the company lacks adequate protection for that innovation.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2021

With growing businesses atmosphere and more strong due diligence in terms of getting aware of their rights, there has been a huge influx in registering of their IP assets. Talking about the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the businesses are more into getting a US trademark registration due to its more relevance.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Trademark Collateral Security Agreements. Registered or pending trademarks ( intellectual property) can be used as a form of collateral to secure a loan from a financier. Perfecting a security interest in trademarks and other IP’s is not as clear as it is for other kinds of personal property.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Businesses may find it challenging to enforce trademark rights in online marketplaces because it can be challenging to locate infringers and hold them accountable. Effective trademark enforcement is essential in this situation for protecting the goodwill and financial interests of legitimate businesses.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Trademarks Registry declared “Croma” to be a well-known mark on 24 February 2020. It is a settled legal position that the trademark protection extends to domain names. If the domain registrar had carried out even a preliminary legal due diligence, it would not have awarded the domain names in the first place.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. With no hidden atrocities the labor intended to be associated with the innovation should be given their due diligence and the public can to emanate from the same.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2021

After previously informing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the economic harm being caused to broadcasters and rightsholders in the country was a “serious problem”, Malaysia said it had amendments on the table to more directly tackle the illegal uploading, provision, and sharing of access to copyright works.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

From the potential hazards associated with adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and the ubiquitous fraud that surrounds copyrights and trademarks to the due diligence required of offshore outsourcing and the fallout of a drop in patent litigation, risks abound. By: BakerHostetler

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Managing IP

JULY 30, 2021

The 63% increase in filings, largely being driven by Chinese applicants, has forced brand owners to double down on organisation and due diligence

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Olartemoure Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

IP assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, can be used to generate revenue, enhance brand value, and protect against competition. OlarteMoure can provide expertise in IP valuation, due diligence, and transaction structuring, which is valuable to both IP owners and investors. such as in the ASIA IN program.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 22, 2021

Grace Kim focuses her practice on patent prosecution, client counseling and strategic portfolio development, clearance investigations, patentability analysis and due diligence investigations. She earned her B.S. from the University of Minnesota before receiving her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. .

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Janet Cho and Elizabeth Davenport provide helpful tips for anyone interested in trademarks and the due diligence process, including search options and the utility of such research. By: Williams Mullen

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2023

Firm attorneys led a day of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in intellectual property (“IP”) law and their impact on patent and trademark strategies. Kilpatrick Townsend recently held its annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar).

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 21, 2021

On the side of the licensee, each one will need to have separate due diligence for each IP holder. In the case of an exchange, such due diligence is met by the IP exchange itself. Information with regards to the ownership and validity needs to be checked.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

IP assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, can be used to generate revenue, enhance brand value, and protect against competition. OlarteMoure can provide expertise in IP valuation, due diligence, and transaction structuring, which is valuable to both IP owners and investors.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 9, 2021

Culhane’s work entails counseling on patent prosecution, due diligence, and patentability and freedom-to-operate matters. Crystal Culhane draws upon her Ph.D. in chemistry from John Hopkins University to help clients ensure their life-saving drugs and inventions go to market.

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Cogency Global

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

What this is: Due to the increasing value and importance of trademarks and patents in secured transactions, searching the public records of the US Patent and Trademark Office is becoming a standard part of UCC due diligence.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Before entering into cooperation agreements with businesses, developers and government institutions, including R&D centers or universities in China, foreign rights holders should conduct proper due diligence of their future partners and the related projects should be secured by registration of any relevant IP (patents and trademarks in primis) (..)

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2021

Trademarks form a key asset in many business transactions, but overlooking important details and traps for the unwary can lead to unintended consequences. In this one-hour webinar, we cover the fundamentals of protecting trademark rights in the context of an array of transactions, including: Assignments.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

on banking regulations and its observations on the use of trademark as collateral. patents, trademark and copyright. Note that even the patent and trademark law requires mandatory registration on the transfer/assignment of intellectual property (Section 45 Trademark Act 1999; Section 68 Patents Act 1970).

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 11, 2023

How do you register a trademark successfully? Anyone can file a trademark application with the USPTO. The challenge is not in filling out a USPTO online trademark form, but in doing the pre-filing due diligence necessary to ensure a smoother examination process. Need to register a trademark?

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops? A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

The original trademarks have expired and the NFT website uses a new logo, so they can use the brand. “We cannot disclose specifics about the acquisition, but we can say that it was quite a lengthy process last year to acquire all the assets, put them all together and conduct the necessary due diligence to get the brand back to market.”

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

With such staggering growth in one industrial sector, it is not only ripe for an influx of trademark registrations, but also numerous trademark infringement disputes. from registering its logo as a trademark. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) denied Oak Park Brewing Co.’s could register its logo as a trademark.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 18, 2022

Contrarily, the term “intellectual property” (IP) refers to a wide range of exclusive rights over intangible properties, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications and appellations of origin, design rights, protection of plant varieties, traditional knowledge, and trade secrets. IP due diligence.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Perhaps the right involved was actually a trademark registration, and the journalist had got it wrong? The author decided to search the Canadian Trademark Database for information on what had been registered under the mark "Ogopogo". This, much to the chagrin of…other Okanagan cities. And the database only goes back to 1991.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 19, 2024

Intermediaries should, however, put in place minimum safeguards to preclude trademark infringement. One of the least steps it can take is to merely inform the concerned trademark owner of potential infringement – if the trademark owner has an online presence. The matter then falls under the domain of the trademark owner.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Fish & Richardson has been recognized as a top national trademark law firm for the 11 th consecutive year by World Trademark Review ( WTR ) 1000. The following trademark attorneys were recognized for top rankings in their practice areas: Keith Barritt (Washington, DC).

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

AllState Insurance Company (“Allstate”) recently filed a lawsuit against Kia Motors (“Kia”) for trademark infringement over the use of the two words “drive” and “wise.” The post A Trademark Fight Over Nearly Identical Names: Is There Confusion? By: Sharon Urias, Esq. Both companies use the words as monikers for their products.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

The trademark law firmly establishes that a trademark owner reserves the exclusive right to use the trademark and enforce the same. Lately, this has been called out as ‘ trademark bullying’ and recently, BigBasket and DailyBasket were involved in a tussle over the word ‘Basket’.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 14, 2022

She has experience in all phases of litigation, including pre-filing due diligence, document collection and production, fact and expert discovery, depositions, discovery hearings, claim construction hearings, and trial. district courts, with a particular focus on patent, trade secret, and trademark litigation.

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