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SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark

SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark By: Alex Butterman Butterman is Senior Counsel and the Managing Trademark Attorney at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Leesburg Office. [July 9, 2020] Is GENERIC.COM A Generic Mark? NO, according to the U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision issued on June 30,… Continue reading SCOTUS Rules That Addition of “.com” to a Generic Term Can Create a Trademark

Everybody “COVIDS” a CORONAVIRUS Trademark Registration But It’s Not That Easy.

By Alex Butterman Butterman is Senior Counsel at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwigs Leesburg Office [April 23, 2020 Leesburg]   Whenever our society experiences a catastrophe, a tragedy, a calamity, a “viral” trend, a phenomenon or any other story that dominates the news, invariably a number of people feel compelled to register as a trademark the popular… Continue reading Everybody “COVIDS” a CORONAVIRUS Trademark Registration But It’s Not That Easy.

From “Nefarious” to “Detestable,” Trademark Rights Are Being Asserted by Manufacturers to Stop Exploitative and Fraudulent Resellers of COVID-19 Test Kits and N95 Masks

By Alex Butterman Butterman is Senior Counsel with Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig in Leesburg VA   [04.14.2020 Leesburg]       The worst of times can bring out the best and the worst of human nature. False and fraudulent purchase orders are being sent to arguably heroic manufacturers of healthcare products by unknown companies who are… Continue reading From “Nefarious” to “Detestable,” Trademark Rights Are Being Asserted by Manufacturers to Stop Exploitative and Fraudulent Resellers of COVID-19 Test Kits and N95 Masks

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