Friday, May 3, 2019

USPTO issues Examination Guidelines for Post-Farm Bill Examination of Trademarks for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services

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       After months of uncertainty regarding how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) was going to be handling trademark applica...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Gatorade's Fair Use Defense Defeats SportFuel Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

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On June 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of PepsiCo, Inc...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Dr. Seuss Trademark Claims Against Parody Book Title Dismissed

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On May 21, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Different Firm Name, Same Great Las Vegas Trademark Attorney

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After years of contemplation, I finally decided to go out on my own and  established my own law practice which will continue representin...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

The Rat Pack is . . . Generic! -- Ninth Circuit Affirms Nevada District Court’s Decision that “The Rat Pack” is Generic in connection with “Rat Pack” tribute shows

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The title of this blog post could also be entitled “How I won at the Ninth Circuit without doing a thing.”   On February 16, 2016, th...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Sam’s Club Loses Motion to Dismiss David Yurman Trademark Lawsuit Based on First Sale Doctrine Defense

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In September 2014, luxury jewelry designer David Yurman filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Sam’s Club over the alleged una...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Righthaven Remembered

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It’s hard to believe that Righthaven , the company that was going to change the news media business by applying the patent lawsuit busines...