The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has changed the way the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) operates, but the work of protecting intellectual property continues, albeit in a different manner. So, when a public meeting of the Trademark Public…
A plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit is not required to show willful infringement by the defendant to be awarded profits. That is the unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down in a decision on April 23, 2020.…
As we have covered in previous blog posts, not every name or brand is eligible for federal trademark registration with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). One of the reasons the USPTO might reject an application to register a…
Selling on Amazon is nearly ubiquitous, so it’s imperative to protect your brand – your trademark – across the platform. Amazon has made it easier to do so by overhauling its Brand Registry last year and creating, in their own…
On February 4, the Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl in franchise history. One of the most memorable moments fans witnessed in that game was a gutsy play that the team called the “Philly Special”: a fourth-and-goal, direct-snap reverse…
Another week, another indictment for the theft of trade secrets. This time, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office returned an 11-count indictment against Kang Gao, a 29 year old China native. The indictment alleges that Gao stole confidential information from his…
In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been much more aggressive in investigating and prosecuting federal criminal trade secret matters. This trend continued Wednesday, when a federal jury in California found Mr. Walter Liew and his company,…
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