Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JULY 9, 2020

On June 30, amidst the traditional flurry of end-of-term opinions, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the first case to have been argued before it via teleconference, United States Patent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.com B.V. In addition to making history in the remote-work era, this case caught the attention of trademark lawyers and some mainstream media ; after all, it concerns a relatively well-known brand and the intriguing question of genericness.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 9, 2020

I love reading. It allows our imaginations to run wild and provides a sense of escapism from everyday life, which is so important in these uncertain times. It also helps us switch off from our mobile phones, TVs and dare I say it … our partners. Reading also provides a number of physical and mental health benefits such as reducing stress, alleviating depression and aiding sleep.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Dear Rich: A musician friend of mine has had a musical project for 20+ years. He uses a name that he made up (not a real word) and he has included the name on several albums (on several different labels). He has achieved some international acclaim. Well, along comes a Korean automobile company, announcing that they have a new camper/car with the same name.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Two things that startups never seem to have enough of are: time and money. It can be difficult to carve out enough of both to properly identify, manage, and protect your intellectual property (IP). Your IP, including your patents, industrial designs and trademarks, is at the center of your company’s value. As a result, protecting your IP is crucial and will give your company the boost it needs to succeed in a competitive marketplace.

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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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GDB Firm Blog

JULY 8, 2020

Two bills have been passed by New York City Council and signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, which allow property owners to defer the payment of real estate taxes due during the pandemic. The bills provide certain property owners the ability to defer real property tax bills at a lower interest rate for certain commercial properties and without interest for certain residential properties whose owners were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 8, 2020

On 30 June 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ( Supreme Court ) handed down its decision in United States Patent And Trademark Office, Et. Al, Petitioners v. Booking.Com B.V. This decision considers whether booking.com is protectable as a trade mark in the United States. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ), who had rejected the trade mark application for booking.com , argued that booking.com is a generic name for online hotel-reservation services and that, as a rule

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DuetsBlog

JULY 10, 2020

Never is supposed to last forever. Forever is never supposed to come to an end. Neither are possible to measure in time, for as long as they continue to be true. The wait for either to fail, can last for an infinite period of time, until they collide. We have witnessed such a collision during the past week in our Nation’s Capital. Despite majority owner Daniel Snyder’s 2013 promise to “NEVER “ change it , the Washington R*dskins NFL franchise team name is about to become history.

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GDB Firm Blog

JULY 6, 2020

With well over $130 billion of unused Small Business Administration ("SBA") guaranty authorization, out of $658 billion approved by Congress, Congress voted last week to extend the SBA's authority to guarantee Paycheck Protection Program loans through August 8. The President signed the extension on July 4. The SBA has not issued rules on the extension, but we anticipate that there will be no major changes.

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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

JULY 4, 2020

By: Adam Grodman I. Introduction The term “trademark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof used by a person to identify and distinguish his or her goods, including a unique product, from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods, … The post The Role of the American Trademark in the 21st Century appeared first on Chicago-Kent | Journal of Intellectual Property.

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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

JULY 4, 2020

By: Adam Grodman I. Introduction to Copyright Law Every day, millions of people interact with copyrighted material. Copyright law has been around since at least 1710, when Britain enacted the Statute of Anne. [1] The invention of the printing press spurred the need to protect authors and publishers from … The post Introduction to Copyright Law appeared first on Chicago-Kent | Journal of Intellectual Property.

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