31 May 2016

History and Purpose of Trademarks



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

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30 May 2016

Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies



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

27 May 2016

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

25 May 2016

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

16 May 2016

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 - JDSupraThe 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.

05 May 2016

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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02 May 2016

Trademarks, Trademark Deviations, Use It or Lose It



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

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