Alt Legal Blog
Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
On Tuesday, October 27, Dorna Mohaghegh of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz interviewed Courtney Alvarez, who was a USPTO trademark examiner for over a decade before rec...
Read moreOn Monday, October 26, Tish Berard of Velcro Companies and Josh Jarvis of Foley Hoag presented the session, “When It Isn’t What It Is: Maintaining Brand Distinctivene...
Read moreHow can a name be generic when the PTO admits it is logically and grammatically impossible to use generically? How can it be anticompetitive to protect a name that it is ...
Read moreIt's a good idea to research the cultural connotations for proposed trademarks so that you don't accidentally trademark a word that means "illness" or "fool" or "pubic ha...
Read moreA Bordeaux forger in Shanghai was fined and sentenced to 18 months in prison for counterfeiting Bordeaux. The heirs of Hubert Hansen, founder of Hansen's Natural Sodas, h...
Read moreThe creator of the song "Harlem Shake" is exploring all possible legal options for the takedown of Ajit Pai's video that uses the song. ...
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