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Category: Intellectual Property – Trademarks

Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability

Why should brand owners file a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability? This effectively gives the trademark owner a bulletproof vest...

Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability   September 20, 2023   |   By: Daniel Davis and Alex Butterman   Last fall, the maker of BLUE GOO pain relief products filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over a competitor’s GREEN GOO pain relief salve.[1] Trademark litigation can be long and costly.… Continue reading Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig Is Awarded NIH Trademark Related Services Contract

VIENNA, VA (September 6, 2023) – Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig (DBL), a renowned veteran-owned law firm, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) contract for Trademark Related Services.   With the award of this contract, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig will be going into its sixth year providing… Continue reading Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig Is Awarded NIH Trademark Related Services Contract

Five Major Misconceptions in Global Brand Protection: An International Trademark Law Guide for US Companies

International trademark law is rife with misconceptions and myths. US companies looking for how to file an international trademark

Five Major Misconceptions in Global Brand Protection: An International Trademark Law Guide for US Companies   August 30, 2023   |   By: Thomas Dunlap   The world is a bigger place each year. Brand access to global markets has become a matter of simply creating content on the web to reach new customers. Whether it is… Continue reading Five Major Misconceptions in Global Brand Protection: An International Trademark Law Guide for US Companies

Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music

August 11, 2023   Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music   An AI-synthesized bop went viral recently when Drake and The Weeknd seemingly collaborated to sing “Heart On My Sleeve.” In response to the track taking the internet by storm, music industry giant Universal Music Group (“UMG”) sent urgent letters to streaming platforms,… Continue reading Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music

Musk Fumbles Twitter Rebranding

July 25, 2023   |   By: David Ludwig   Musk Fumbles Twitter Rebranding   Elon Musk has an unhealthy fascination with the letter X. In 2020, the famous entrepreneur named his son “X Æ A-Xii.” Now, after his acquisition of the social media platform Twitter late last year (and the subsequent shakeup of its upper management),… Continue reading Musk Fumbles Twitter Rebranding

Concurrent Use Mark Registrations: Coexistence Among Multiple Users of the Same Mark

May 24, 2023   Have you ever wondered how two different companies can use the same and/or similar words on their respective products? Maybe you haven’t. But this is a question I often ponder while listening to Apple Corp. music on my Apple iPhone from the Pandora music app while fidgeting with my Pandora bracelet… Continue reading Concurrent Use Mark Registrations: Coexistence Among Multiple Users of the Same Mark

4th Circuit Agrees That Domain Re-Registration Is Subject to ACPA

March 2, 2023   |   By: David Ludwig   Last month, the Fourth Circuit issued a landmark intellectual property ruling in The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Shenzhen Stone Network Information Ltd., No. 21-1823 (4th Cir. Jan. 24, 2023). The court decided that re-registrations of domain names are subject to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)… Continue reading 4th Circuit Agrees That Domain Re-Registration Is Subject to ACPA

Copyright vs. Trademark vs. Patent: The Basics

February 10, 2023   |   By: David Ludwig   Intellectual property is the foundation of a business’s unique value proposition. Understanding the different types of intellectual property protection available for patents, trademarks, and copyrights is crucial to safeguarding your company’s unique creations and preventing others from using them without permission.   Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Copyrights,… Continue reading Copyright vs. Trademark vs. Patent: The Basics

How to File for Trademark Protection

February 10, 2023   |   By: David Ludwig   Filing an application for a registered trademark can help protect your business’s branding and unique identity. But the process of filing for a trademark is tedious and time-consuming. Without the proper legal guidance, your application could be delayed or denied by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office… Continue reading How to File for Trademark Protection

The First Amendment & Trademark Parody: Bad Spaniels and the Collision of the Lanham Act

January 25, 2023   |   By: Tracy Pearson The Lanham Act (aka The U.S. Trademark Act), originally enacted and signed into law under President Truman in 1946, created the first national trademark registration system designed to protect registered trademark holders from four broad types of violations: 1) trademark infringement, 2) trademark dilution, 3) unfair competition, and… Continue reading The First Amendment & Trademark Parody: Bad Spaniels and the Collision of the Lanham Act

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