Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice ruled that the taste of a food product is not eligible for protection under EU copyright laws.
The ruling by European Union’s
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The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect May 25, 2018. As predicted, the GDPR has complicated access to WHOIS information (commonly used to look up the contact
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There are over 330 million domain names supporting over 1.8 billion websites having a unique hostname on the internet right now. But who owns each of these? There are many
Continue Reading The Looming (Brand Enforcement) Blackout
Today is International Women’s Day. As a way to celebrate, McDonald’s has flipped their iconic golden arches upside-down. The
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A trademark may give a business the right to stop others from using these marks to sell similar goods or services or using marks that may be confusingly similar. However,
Continue Reading Growing Industry Lacks I.P. Protection
The attendance of a multi-day concert/festival in the desert seems to be a right of passage for millennials with events popping up all over the country. However, are you permitted
Continue Reading Court Has Zero Chill for Use of “Chell”
Customer feedback is a two-way street. On the one hand, positive customers reviews can inspire trust in potential new customers who might otherwise be apprehensive about purchasing products or services
Continue Reading Haters Gonna Hate: Tactics to Avoid When Responding to Bad Customer Reviews
Trademark professionals often warn our clients to be skeptical when they receive official seeming bills or notices offering pricey and unneeded trademark related services. These scams have been around for
Continue Reading Whack-a-Mole Continues: Latest Attempts to Slap Down Trademark Scammers
Registering your brand name as a trademark domestically or internationally can be a long, confusing process involving obscure governmental agencies requiring various fees at seemingly random intervals. Some of these
Continue Reading Con Artists Roll Out The Red Carpet To Trademark Owners
It makes complete sense that a brand owner shouldn’t be able to lie to the Trademark Office when it tried to register its brand name as a trademark. Let there
Continue Reading Step Carefully To Avoid Fraud in Trademark Land