Trademarks
Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Trademarks practice group regularly provides content on trademarks domestically and abroad, registering those marks, maintaining them, and advising clients on their continued protection. Our content provides insight on protected or defended trademark cases involving major brands, and have successfully resolved disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods. To receive our attorneys' Trademarks articles please subscribe to our email list.
Federal Circuit Limits Lanham Act in Response to First Amendment Challenge
Date: April 1, 2022
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Lanham’s Act prohibition on registering a trademark including a living person’s name without their permission was unconstitutional… The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Lanham’s Act prohibition on registering a trademark including a living person’s name without their permission was unconstitutional, at […]
USPTO Combatting Scams With Federal Trademark Registration
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is using federal trademark registration to combat the growing number of scams targeting its users. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is using federal trademark registration to combat the growing number of scams targeting its users. While it is certainly ironic that the USPTO is seeking to […]
SCOTUS Rules Willful Trademark Infringement Not Required to Recover Profits
Following a unanimous SCOTUS decision, trademark infringement cases just got a little more costly Trademark infringement cases just got a little more costly. In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff doesn’t have to show willful trademark infringement by the defendant to obtain an award of profits. Circuit Split Over Profit […]
Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Trademark?
Trademark Infringement is on the Rise – Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Mark? According to a new report, trademark infringement is on the rise. CompuMark’s latest research found that there has been a 15 percent increase in trademark infringement over the past two years. Spike in Trademark Infringement CompuMark’s annual report, The Trademark […]