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What Trademark Owners Need to Know About Brexit
by On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted on a public referendum to leave the European Union. This referendum, known as “Brexit” (a combination of Britain & Exit) and has put the future of British [...]
Father’s Day as a Trademark Attorney: A Few Trademark Battles Fought Over Dad-Related Trademarks
by Last week, the attorneys and staff at Gerben Law Firm celebrated Father’s Day with their families. Now, being trademark attorneys, they found some time to reflect on some dad-related intellectual property disputes. Superman v. Super...dad? [...]
Supreme Court: Ban on Disparaging Trademarks is Unconstitutional
In a decision that will have a huge impact on the United States trademark system, the Supreme Court held that the federal law (the Lanham Act) which allows the USPTO to refuse to register “disparaging” [...]
Therapists Need Trademarks in Highly Competitive Physical Therapy Market
Trademark protection is essential for physical therapists and their practices. By effectively securing trademark rights, including a federal trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, physical therapists protect one of their most [...]
Odd and Offbeat Trademark Filings
Almost anything can act as a trademark. A sound, a smell, even a motion. Anything that is capable of distinguishing a distinct source of a product or service can be registered as a trademark. With this [...]
