Trademark counterfeiting is a costly problem faced by many businesses. It can mean lost sales as well as irreparable harm to your brand. In part one of this series, I discussed the difference between counterfeiting and trademark infringement. In this article, I will...
Is your business selling products on the Internet or in a retail store? Did your business take the necessary precautions to protect your trademarks from infringement or prevent the distribution of counterfeit goods? Counterfeiting and trademark infringement are...
Many people request that I prepare applications for trademarks that are considered ‘merely descriptive’. When I tell them that the mark is ‘merely descriptive’ and will be difficult to register, they are dismayed and disappointed. To be eligible for a trademark...
In May, I had the good fortune to attend the International Trademark Association’s Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington. Over 11,000 trademark lawyers and brand professionals from all around the world attended. Throughout the conference, there was one common...
It’s a question that has been on everyone’s mind: can a monkey own the copyright to its own selfie? A recent case set out to find the answer. The plaintiff was Naruto, a crested macaque living in an Indonesian reserve. The defendant was David Slater, a photographer...
Shareholder and Intellectual Property attorney Crystal T. Broughan shared a photo from Seattle, Washington. Crystal is attending the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting. She is joined by fellow Jacksonville attorney Katharine Rowe.
I recently went through the process of filing trademark applications for my law firm’s trademarks. Now I am receiving all kinds of scam mail from companies claiming to publish international catalogues of trademarks and offering global trademark protection. I realized...
If you or your company have been featured in an article, you probably want to share it with the world. That's understandable. But you must be careful how you do it. You do not automatically have the right to make copies and distribute an article just because you were...