The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an Amicus Brief (here) in support of the petition for writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the Fourth Circuit's FLANAX decision, ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark LEFTY’S for “restaurant and bar services,” finding it likely to cause confusion with the identical mark registered for “bar ...
The Hon. Yoshinori Komiya (Commissioner, Japan Patent Office), the Hon. David J. Kappos (fmr. Under Sec. of Commerce), Federal Circuit judges and other leaders of the global patent community headline ...
Boston Scientific opposed an application to register the mark HOLAIRA for "medical devices for treating obstructive lung diseases; medical apparatus and instruments for treating obstructive lung diseases," claiming a likelihood ...
Congratulations to Olivia Luk Bedi who has joined Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP as a partner! She formerly had practiced law with the late Ray Niro. Regards, Hal
The CAFC reversed the TTAB's decision in adidas AG v. Christian Faith Fellowship Church, Cancellation No. 92053314 (September 14, 2014) [not precedential], ruling that the sale of two hats at ...
Our recent email (as captioned above) may have created the impression that the PTO leadership has an anti-patentee attitude. Based upon an interview the Commissioner gave to the IPWatchdog this ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled seven (7) oral hearings for the month of November 2016. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison ...
On November 30th a seminar will be held in Tokyo that will deal with the role of Brazil in the global patent arena that will feature his Excellency, the Brazilian ...
Opposer Hachette claimed that the applied-for mark ELLE SCHNEIDER fails to function as a service mark for video production and script writing services. Applicant Lauren R. Schneider's specimen of use ...