Posts by Laura Winston, Esq.
Laura J. Winston to Serve on a Global World Intellectual Property Day Panel
Laura J. Winston to Serve on a Global World Intellectual Property Day Panel In honor of World Intellectual Property Day,…
Read MoreNavigating Trademark Complexities: Meta’s Brazilian Setback
Meta Platforms Inc., the behemoth that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and others, recently faced a court in Brazil that prohibited…
Read MoreFrom Palette to Protection: When Does Color Function as a Trademark?
Back when my daughter was in third grade, parents were invited to her classroom to talk about their jobs. I…
Read MoreChew on This – SCOTUS Rules that Dog Toy Parodying Jack Daniel’s Can’t Hide Behind First Amendment
On June 8, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Jack Daniel’s in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP…
Read MoreDoes the First Amendment Protect the Use of Parody for Commercial Purposes? The US Supreme Court Will Decide
On March 22, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. In…
Read MoreUSPTO Shortens Time for Response to Office Actions
On December 3, 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is making a big change to the requirements to…
Read MoreTrademark Law v. The First Amendment – the Saga Continues
In recent years, the US Supreme Court found that two provisions of the US trademark law that date back to…
Read MoreNew Year, New Trademark Law – Petitions for Expungement and Reexamination of Trademark Registrations
The Trademark Modernization Act took effect on December 18, 2021, and now it is easier and less expensive to cancel…
Read MoreTrademark Trial and Appeal Board Finds Reckless Disregard for the Truth Equals Fraud, Cancels Trademark Registration
The U.S. trademark law provides that a trademark registration may be canceled if it was obtained fraudulently. A registration may…
Read MoreNot Forgetting Trademarks: Protecting your NFT Brand
To Read Part One of our NFT series, click here »» This latest installment in Offit Kurman’s NFT series looks…
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