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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., limited the extraterritorial reach of the Lanham Act. The majority opinion was written by...

It is understandable why (most) trademarks owners do not like the five-year dependency period of an international registration since in case of…

A June 29, 2023 Supreme Court ruling limits the reach of the Lanham Act to essentially only domestic use of a mark in commerce.

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the geographic limits for U.S. trademark enforcement. Just as with enforcement of registered copyrights and issued patents, the...

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on June 29, 2023, addressing the scope of federal trademark law on conduct occurring outside of the United States. The case, Abitron Austria...

On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., limiting the extraterritorial reach of provisions of the Lanham Act...

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the petitioner in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. However, the justices were divided 5-4 as to...

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. __...

On June 29th, the Supreme Court decided whether two provisions of the Lanham Act, specifically 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(a) and § 1125(a)(1) protect domestic trademark holders from...