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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.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Scandalous Trademarks

The U.S. Supreme Court Has Struck Down the Lanham Act’s Ban on the Federal Registration of Immoral or Scandalous Trademarks in Iancu v Brunetti (2019) The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the federal registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks. By a split decision of 6-3, the justices held in […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

July 29, 2019

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T-Shirt Vendor Strikes Out! No Trademark Protection for Hashtag

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board Recently Made a Decision Regarding Trademark Protection for a Hashtag After the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016 and ended a 108-year championship drought, Grant DePorter, CEO of Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group, started using the hashtag #MagicNumber108 on social media and eventually began selling t-shirts featuring the hashtag. […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

May 3, 2019

USPTO

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Key Takeaways from the U.S. Chamber’s Latest International IP Index

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) Recently Released its International IP Index The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) recently released its International IP Index. The annual report evaluates the intellectual property (IP) environments of 50 world economies and ranks them based on 40 different indicators. The indicators are divided into eight categories […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

April 1, 2019

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Supreme Court to Determine If Scandalous Trademark Ban Is Unconstitutional

SCOTUS Recently Added Iancu v. Brunetti, a Potential Blockbuster IP Case to its Docket, Which Involves the Federal Ban on Registering “Scandalous” Trademarks… The U.S. Supreme Court continues to add intellectual property cases to its docket. The latest potential blockbuster is Iancu v. Brunetti, which involves the federal ban on registering “scandalous” and “immoral” trademarks. Facts of Iancu […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

February 1, 2019

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Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Locked in Trademark Battle

The Girl Scouts of America Recently Filed a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against the Boy Scouts of America As the Boy Scouts of America begins to allow girls into its ranks, it’s coexistence with the Girl Scouts of the United States of America is on shaky ground. In a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in New York […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

January 31, 2019

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What Happens to a Trademark License in Bankruptcy?

U.S. Supreme Court to Consider What Happens to a Trademark License in Bankruptcy The U.S. Supreme Court recently added another intellectual property case to its docket. The issue in Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC is what happens to the rights of a trademark licensee when a bankruptcy debtor rejects a license agreement during […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

December 28, 2018

U.S. Supreme court

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USPTO Taking Fight Over Scandalous Trademarks to U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court that seeks to reinstate the ban on scandalous trademarks. The Court has not yet decided whether to take the case.

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

December 6, 2018

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Federal Bill Clarifies Trademark Licensing by Franchises

Franchise owners would get much-needed legal clarity under proposed trademark legislation. The Trademark Licensing Act of 2018 clarifies that the licensing of a trademark does not create an employment or principal-agent relationship.

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

November 5, 2018

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Trademark Registration Can Help Prevent Online Infringement

The proliferation of social media has created a number of new ways for New York City businesses to engage with their customers and boost brand loyalty. However, businesses must be mindful of how their brand is used online, particularly by infringers that may seek to capitalize on their success.

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

August 7, 2018

Social Media

Trademark Registration Is the Strongest Method to Safeguard Your Brand

If you don’t have the proper legal safeguards in place, another business could capitalize on the brand you’ve worked so hard to build. Trademark registration is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to protect valuable assets, such as your brand, logos and slogans and your business name when used in connection with the sale of goods or services.

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

June 7, 2018

New York

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Federal Circuit Opens the Door to Scandalous Trademarks

Federal Circuit Held That Bar On Registering Scandalous Trademarks is Unconstitutional The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that the federal bar on registering immoral or scandalous trademarks is unconstitutional. The decision follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s similar ruling with respect to “offensive” trademarks. Under the Lanham Act, the U.S. Patent and […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

January 25, 2018

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Is the Ban on Registering Scandalous Trademarks Also Doomed?

SCOTUS’s Decision in Matal v. Tam May Strike Down Federal Government’s Ban on Registering Scandalous Trademarks The federal government’s ban on registering scandalous trademarks may also be struck down in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Matal v. Tam. Late last month, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case challenging […]

Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

October 12, 2017

New Jersey

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