Intellectual Property Law
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 Creates New Copyright Small Claims Board
In addition to the trademark measures embedded in the “must pass” COVID-19 relief bill discussed in Laura Winston’s blog post…
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 MoreInside Baseball: Thoughts On The Recent Name Change In Cleveland
Many people are not surprised by the recent decision of Cleveland’s MLB franchise to drop the name “Indians” as the…
Read MoreProtecting Trade Secrets from Public Records Requests
If your business model involves submitting bids for government contracts, you can take steps to protect your company’s confidential information…
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. Patent and Trademark Office Offers Expedited Examination for COVID-19 Medical Goods and Services
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a new initiative whereby at no additional cost it will…
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: Famous American Poets
May 31, 2020, marks the 201st anniversary of the birth date for Walt Whitman, one of America’s best-known poets. Great poetry is a treasured intellectual property asset and protected by copyright laws. To honor Walt Whitman and his artistic colleagues, take this quiz to test your knowledge of America’s finest poets.
Read MoreFriday Factoid Quiz: National Inventors Month
May is National Inventors Month! To mark the occasion, test your knowledge of the birthdays, invention dates and patent issue…
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