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Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver

By Elizabeth A. Patton on June 30, 2021

The news cycle remains dominated by COVID-19 issues.  One thing we’re watching is whether and to what extent the World Trade Organization (WTO) will waive intellectual property (IP) protections for…
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Posted in General Advertising Industry News & Updates

FTC Takes Action Against Purported COVID-19 Supplement

By Maliya G. Rattliffe on October 30, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cracked down on companies purporting to sell products that can alleviate or prevent symptoms of COVID-19.  Recently, the FTC…
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Posted in Advertising & Marketing, Advertising Claims

Expedited TM Review for Covid-19 Products/Services

By Elizabeth A. Patton on July 7, 2020

Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) began an initiative to expedite the review of, and waive the fees related to, trademark applications for marks used to…
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Posted in Trademark Registration, Trademarks

Feds Continue to Target Companies Marketing COVID-19 Products

By Elizabeth A. Patton on May 12, 2020

Nearly every week it seems as though the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out a new round of warning letters to companies marketing products and therapies as effectively treating…
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Posted in Advertising & Marketing, Advertising Claims

Can a State Ban Advertising Due to COVID-19?

By Elizabeth A. Patton on April 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dozens or hundreds of city, county, and state stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders requiring closure of non-essential businesses across the county.  Most if not all such orders…
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Posted in Advertising & Marketing, General Advertising Industry News & Updates

Excusable Nonuse of TM Due to Coronavirus

By Elizabeth A. Patton on March 27, 2020

My colleague, Bridget Short, recently drafted an alert regarding an option for trademark owners seeking to avoid cancelation of a registration due to a temporary interruption in use and…
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Posted in Trademark Registration, Trademarks

Cancellations at USPTO, PTAB, TTAB, etc.

By Elizabeth A. Patton on March 16, 2020

On Friday, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it was cancelling all in-person meetings — including all examiner interviews, all meetings between examiners and applicants, and…
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Posted in Copyright, Trademarks

COVID-19’s Effect on Advertising

By Elizabeth A. Patton on March 16, 2020

By all accounts, and as predicated by multiple news outlets earlier this month, COVID-19 may have a substantial and chilling effect on advertising.  Adweek, for example, wrote an article in…
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Posted in Advertising & Marketing, General Advertising Industry News & Updates

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