Category: Trademark

The Supreme Court’s Star Athletica decision clarified when design elements of useful articles can be copyrighted. Here’s what the ruling means for fashion and product designers.

Trademark genericide happens when a brand name becomes so common it loses legal protection. Here’s how brand owners can prevent genericide and maintain their trademark rights.

The Defend Trade Secrets Act created a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. Here’s how to protect your trade secrets and what remedies federal law provides.

The USPTO refuses trademark applications for predictable reasons that applicants can often avoid. Here are five of the most common trademark refusal grounds and how to overcome them.

Trademark coexistence agreements let two parties use similar marks in defined territories or markets. Here’s how these agreements work and when they’re the right solution.

State trademark registration offers limited protection compared to federal registration. Here’s when a state trademark makes sense and what it protects versus a federal mark.

The Supreme Court’s Matal v. Tam decision struck down the disparagement clause and raised questions about other Lanham Act provisions. Here’s what other sections may be at risk.

The Nice Agreement established a system of international trademark classes used by most countries for registration. Here’s how the Nice Classification system works for brand owners.

The Detroit Red Wings sued a far-right group for using a similar logo. Here’s what the trademark case revealed about protecting sports logos from ideological misappropriation.

A cannabis brand trademark opposition illustrated how the TTAB handles registration disputes in the marijuana industry. Here’s what the case teaches about cannabis trademarks.