Tag:Lanham Act

‘Generic’ Trademark Case Kicks Off SCOTUS Livestreamed Oral Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off a round of remote oral arguments Monday with a trademark case questioning the ability to register trademarks for...

Do Two Generics Make a Trademark?

Can two common terms add up to something more distinctive than the sum of their parts? On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments...

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Win to Litigants Appealing Patent Denials in District Courts

The U.S. Supreme Court in a Dec. 11 opinion made short work of a case about attorney fees in litigation against the U.S. Patent...

SCOTUS Hears Offensive Trademark Case

During an hour of oral arguments, both Supreme Court justices and the arguing attorneys before them managed to avoid saying the F-word, in a...

Old Intellectual Property Law, New Applications

The past year has seen a few shakeups in intellectual property law. The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case dealing with free speech protections...