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May 23, 2012
Gucci America won a trade mark infringement battle with fashion company Guess on Tuesday, when a New York court awarded the company just over $4.5 million in damages
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May 14, 2012
A US appeals court last week declined to answer whether aesthetic functionality is a valid defence to trade mark infringement
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May 09, 2012
The Trademark Reporter authors John Welch of Lando & Anastasi and Theodore Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton will highlight some of the key matters in a number of areas that are shaping trademark law today. Eileen McDermott reports.
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May 09, 2012
There are signs that it is becoming easier to register nontraditional trademarks. But how useful are they for brand owners? A session at today's INTA Annual Meeting compares practice in China, Europe and the United States, reports Emma Barraclough.
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May 09, 2012
TV shows called Surfer Dudes and Bull Run, an actor named Crad Ditt and an apparel business called Lami: a recipe for financial success or a trademark law headache?
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May 09, 2012
More than 1,400 attendees crowded into a session on keyword advertising yesterday, where Rosetta Stone counsel John Ramsey and other panelists shared their frustrations about the issue and also faced tough questions about the proper legal approach.
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May 07, 2012
Cheryl Black pretended to collapse on a table. “Maybe 18?” she said. “Wow, 18 people in one hour. That’s why I’m tired.”
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May 07, 2012
More brand owners than ever want to cash in on the value of their trademarks by extending them to products and services in new sectors. Emma Barraclough weighs up the risks and benefits.
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May 07, 2012
Facebook and Twitter are becoming more important for trademark counsel every day, yet the law is still uncertain. Simon Crompton explains how a hypothetical consumer product could produce some useful recommendations.
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May 07, 2012
Frustrated with traditional approaches, some brand owners are succeeding with new anticounterfeiting strategies. James Nurton spoke to Jennifer Hamilton of Major League Baseball about three recent developments.
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May 06, 2012
Law students can spend entire semesters in class without ever hearing the word “client.”
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April 20, 2012
An initial determination recommending a general exclusion order against counterfeit Louis Vuitton products could send trade mark owners flocking to the International Trade Commission
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April 15, 2012
The heads of OHIM and the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board fielded some tough questions about their respective agencies’ methods during the Fordham IP Conference in New York
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April 09, 2012
A US appeals court has reversed much of a district court’s ruling in favour of Google in a case that will help to shape the law around the use of trade marks as keywords and in sponsored ads
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April 05, 2012
Internet companies and Hollywood faced off this week in friend of the court briefs filed in a case that could have major implications for how courts assess copyright infringement online
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April 04, 2012
Last week lawyers for Gucci and Guess clashed in court over allegations of copying. But how successful have other brand owners been in claiming that rivals have infringed their rights?
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April 04, 2012
Clothing company True Religion has been awarded the largest ever damages amount in a counterfeiting case against 106 rogue websites
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March 29, 2012
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan received three awards at the fifth annual North America Awards in Washington DC, in recognition of the firm’s active role in the so-called smartphone wars at the ITC and in the courts
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March 22, 2012
Chrysler will take part in court-ordered mediation in a trade mark dispute next week. But should IP owners opt for this form of dispute resolution more often? Managing IP outlines its advantages
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March 07, 2012
The US Supreme Court has received three petitions asking it to hear Pernod Ricard’s decades-long fight for the Havana Club trade mark