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Mark Ludwikowski and Kelsey Christensen of Clark Hill PLC discuss proposed legislation to close a trade loophole which allows goods valued under $800 to be imported free of duties and scrutiny from restrictions on forced labor.

Patent attorneys practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") can find themselves in a situation where they must balance their client's desire to maintain the confidentiality...

Trademark owners take note: In Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc. the Supreme Court definitively ruled that Sections 1114(1)(a) and 1125(a)(1) of the Lanham Act...

Analyzing the patent and trademark challenges faced by 503A compounding pharmacies.

As the United States Supreme Court concluded its most recent term, a flurry of consequential decisions were released.  As is typical, some of the most controversial decisions were...

Broad in scope, Section 337 empowers the ITC to hear and resolve complaints brought by companies alleging unfair acts in the importation of products. Most Section 337 cases involve allegations of infringement of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights.

Can a party be held liable in the United States for trademark infringement based on use of a mark in other countries? In Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic Int'l, Inc., 600 U.S. __ (2023)...

Applying A Two-Part Test, The Majority Held The Lanham Act Is Not Extraterritorial. Court explained that the policy reason behind this presumption is to avoid the international discord that could result if U.S. law were to apply in foreign countries

During the 2016 presidential debate, Senator Marco Rubio taunted Donald Trump for having "small hands." Now, more than seven years later...

In a decision that may make it more difficult for brand owners to enforce their marks against infringers located outside of the United States, the Supreme Court of the United States...