News | March 20, 2019
Fast Food Empires Put Their Weight Behind Trademarks
Fast food companies have been actively asserting their trademarks, recently highlighted by noteworthy activity by both McDonald’s and In-N-Out. McDonald’s aggressive defense of its trademarks hit a snag recently as the EUIPO canceled their trademark for “Big Mac” for failing to provide sufficient evidence of use. In their argument, McDonald’s relied mainly on affidavits from […]
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News | March 15, 2019
Iancu Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on IP
On March 13, 2019, Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, testified before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary’s subcommittee on Intellectual Property to discuss the USPTO and the current state of patent and trademark law in the United States. In their […]
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News | March 13, 2019
Supreme Court Curbs Copyright Owners With Pair of Copyright Rulings
Two recent Supreme Court decisions may have far reaching consequences for those looking to assert (or avoid) copyright infringement claims. Registration Requirement On March 4, 2019, the Court ruled on Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, where it held that Copyright Infringement was only available after a copyright is registered at the Copyright Office. […]
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