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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

The number of applications filed, and registrations granted in FY2020 both grew over the prior year, to the highest in history. trademark registrations! When Congress passed the CARES Act in late March, it featured provisions allowing the USPTO to extend some deadlines for applicants and registrants for a few months.

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How to protect your photos from unauthorized use online

CopyrightsWorld

Even though it is not mandatory, copyright registration provides valuable legal protection. It makes it easier for other people to find your protected material, and also helps you assert your legal rights by providing date stamped evidence of the exact or approximate creation date. Use a copyright notice.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

All rights reserved. 1117(a), which says: When a violation of any right of the registrant of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, a violation under section 1125(a) or (d) of this title, or a willful violation under section 1125(c) of this title, shall have been established. , litigation in U.S.