Posts by Laura Winston, Esq.
Is Genericide Still A Thing? Maybe We Worry Too Much About ‘Proper Use Of Trademarks’
As Published in The Legal Intelligencer – Special Section March 2021: Intellectual Property By: Laura Winston Earlier this year, the…
Read MoreOffit Kurman’s Laura Winston Presents to PIPLA Audience on the Trademark Modernization Act
Offit Kurman intellectual property attorney Laura Winston recently presented to the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA) on the Trademark…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Relief Bill Embeds U.S. Trademark Law Changes
Understandably, most of the focus of the Consolidated Appropriations Act has been on the COVID-19 relief provisions. However, the bill…
Read MoreAn Interview with Randi Levin | Inspiring Views from the Bright Side
Inspiring Views from the Bright SideSM An Interview with Randi Levin Transitional Life Strategist & Reinvention Expert Randi Levin Coaching…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court: BOOKING.COM is Not Generic, and is Entitled to Trademark Registration
When is a generic word + “.Com” not generic? When the public doesn’t think so, according to the Supreme Court’s…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Rules on Damages for Trademark Infringement
It may now be easier for plaintiffs to collect money damages in trademark infringement litigation. In Romag Fasteners, Inc. v.…
Read MoreCARES Act Empowers U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Extend Deadlines During Pandemic
As a result of the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), it will…
Read MoreNew U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rule Is Likely To Increase Trademark Fee Scams
Businesses that own trademark registrations or pending applications have undoubtedly received letters in the mail from scammers, designed to look…
Read MoreSCOTUS Strikes Down Controversial US Patent and Trademark Office Policy of Recoupment of Attorneys’ Fees
Intellectual property owners have one fewer issue to worry about if they decide to bring a civil action against the…
Read MoreLaura Winston Named INTA Subcommittee Chair
Laura Winston Named INTA Subcommittee Chair For Immediate Release New York, NY | November 21, 2019 Laura Winston, an Intellectual…
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