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What are the Types of Trademarks

What are the Types of Trademarks   Most people think of a “trademark” as a word or a logo. But, what is a “trademark?” can be a surprisingly complicated question and by far supersedes most people’s imagination. There is a differentiation between various types of trademarks and service marks.   Types of Trademarks and Service Marks To… Continue reading What are the Types of Trademarks

Sale of Keyword Advertising Not a Basis for Georgia State Tort, Quasi-Contract, and Civil RICO Claims

By: Geoffrey Dureska  [9/9/22] On February 15, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court held that the sale of one’s trade name in a keyword advertising service is not the theft of another’s trade name. In Edible IP, LLC v. Google, LLC, 313 Ga. 305, 2022 Ga. Lexis 29, 2022 WL451876 (Ga. 2022), Edible IP, a company that… Continue reading Sale of Keyword Advertising Not a Basis for Georgia State Tort, Quasi-Contract, and Civil RICO Claims

Creating Expressive Works of Art That Use Protected Trademarks: Stepping on Trademark Law or Standing on the First Amendment?

Expressive Works: Trademark Law or the First Amendment?   Anyone who owned a pair of Vans back in their school days more than likely remembers drawing on said shoes with an assortment of colored markers. Whether we were playing tic tac toe on a pair of checkered Vans, drawing stick figures on the soles and… Continue reading Creating Expressive Works of Art That Use Protected Trademarks: Stepping on Trademark Law or Standing on the First Amendment?

What is a Certification Mark and do I Need One?

By: Alex Butterman  [8/14/22] Everyone is familiar with a trademark or service mark (“mark”) that a business adopts to identify and distinguish its goods and services (respectively) from that of other businesses. These marks are used by the business to essentially establish a known level of quality and unique characteristics associated with the particular goods… Continue reading What is a Certification Mark and do I Need One?

I found someone using my trademark on social media without my permission. What are the next steps?

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [8/13/22] We regularly receive calls from clients who have seen unauthorized use of their trademark or business name on the internet or social media. Given the billions of consumers using various social media outlets, trademark infringement has become an ever-increasing problem on these platforms. When you see possible infringement of… Continue reading I found someone using my trademark on social media without my permission. What are the next steps?

Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness

By: Daniel Davis  [8/1/22]   Generic terms—terms that are primarily understood to be the name of a product or service—cannot be trademarks. [1] For example, one cannot register APPLE as a trademark for (you guessed it) apples. [2] When a trademark becomes generic, the mark falls into the public domain, and anyone can use it. [3] Because becoming generic terminates the… Continue reading Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness

Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) started issuing electronic trademark registration certificates on May 24, 2022, approximately two weeks earlier than initially planned. The USPTO blamed the accelerated issuance on a “paper vendor disruption,” however one wants to interpret that. Instead of the USPTO issuing a formal paper certificate with its gold seal,… Continue reading Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates

The Supplemental Register

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig  [6/13/22] You have probably heard of trademarks and trademark registrations, but never the Supplemental trademark register. If you have heard of the Supplemental Register, then you have likely received an Office Action from the USPTO alleging your trademark is descriptive, ornamental, functional, or another similar type of refusal. Descriptive trademarks… Continue reading The Supplemental Register

Global Law Firm, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, Hosts Reception for INTA with Proceeds Donated to Brand Action for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, a veteran-owned leading corporate and intellectual property law firm with offices across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, hosted a reception for INTA attendees on Monday, May 2nd at Washington, D.C.’s The Army and Navy Club with funds raised to benefit Brand Action… Continue reading Global Law Firm, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, Hosts Reception for INTA with Proceeds Donated to Brand Action for Ukraine

How to Protect a Trademark or Service Mark for a Brewery or Beer Name

4.15.22  |  By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig   How to Protect a Trademark or Service Mark for a Brewery or Beer Name   With excellent craft beers, breweries have become highly popular in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and throughout the United States and are most often visited during spring, summer, and fall. The brewers… Continue reading How to Protect a Trademark or Service Mark for a Brewery or Beer Name

Intern Program

As part of our effort to recruit, develop and retail the best and brightest attorneys, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers a summer intern program for promising law school students who are looking to work as part of an innovative and incredibly successful team. With a global team of lawyers, selected candidates are able to work on high level projects in a collaborative space.

Paralegals and Legal Support Staff

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our team of paralegals and staff work together collaboratively along side our attorneys toward a common goal. We have created a positive work environment where our paralegals and legal assistants work to successfully reach firm-wide goals and support each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance. They regularly assist our attorneys with organizing and maintaining files, conducting legal research, and preparing documents.