In its opinion in the case United States Patent and Trademark Office et al. vs. Booking.com BV today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the combination of a generic word "booking" with a common domain designation ".com" was not per se generic, and could be registered as a trademark by the USPTO subject to meeting other requirements. read more

In a landmark ruling issued on April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that willfulness is not a necessary precondition to an award of profits as a remedy for violation of trademark rights under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) read more

When open source developers call us asking to confirm that they can use the trademark or name of an open source project for their newly forked project, they do not get the black and white answer "Yes" that they desire but rather the grey area lawyer response - "It depends on what you propose to use, how you propose to use it, the license, and whether there is a naming or trademark policy." read more

Many of us have recently learned about Joseph Maldonado-Passage (aka Joe Exotic) through the Netflix documentary "Tiger King, Murder, Mayhem and Madness." While the documentary has provided much entertainment during COVID-19, it can also teach us a few lessons on what not to do, legally speaking. read more

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