Lanham Act Section News Today

Recent advances in technology and artificial intelligence have the power to completely disrupt the world of advertising, media, music, sports, and entertainment by manipulating digital...

Oral arguments were held yesterday in Vidal v. Elster, with most observers concluding that the Justices are unlikely to grant trademark applicant Steve Elster’s bid to register the mark TRUMP TOO SMALL for t-shirts.

​​​​​​​For 48 years, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has held that if a trademark registrant files a fraudulent declaration under Section 15...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that VIP Products' "Bad Spaniels" squeaky dog toy parody of the Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle was not shielded from a claim of trademark...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that VIP Products’ “Bad Spaniels” squeaky dog toy parody of the Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle was not shielded…

The U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. makes clear that, for the time being, U.S. plaintiffs cannot enforce the Lanham Act against non-U.S. defendants who transact exclusively outside of U.S. borders.

Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act only extends to claims where the claimed trademark infringing use is domestic, making clear that for now US plaintiffs cannot enforce Lanham Act against non US defendants who transact exclusively outside of USA borders.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In case you missed it, President Trump signed the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) into law on December 27, 2020. The TMA, which garnered bi-partisan support and was included in the COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill, establishes the following four changes to current trademark laws: It formalizes a process for submitting evidence against pending third party trademark applications; It enables the USPTO to shorten Office Action res...