by Janiel Jones | Jun 17, 2022
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new guide clarifying the examination evidentiary standard for marks refused for genericness.[1] The new guide lowers an Examining Attorney’s evidentiary burden for supporting a genericness refusal from a...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 17, 2022
From Louis Vuitton to Gucci to Nike, leading brands are both leading the charge into the metaverse and defending their brands from incursions from it. Fashion brands have shaped markets and clothing trends for many decades, and it appears that this trend will continue...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 16, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with summaries of three more of this week’s cases: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas (No. 20-493), holding that Texas’s gaming regulations did not apply to an Indian Tribe’s gaming activities on Tribal land; Kemp v. United States (No....
by Janiel Jones | Jun 15, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! As we’ve been harping on for the last few weeks, the Court’s OT21 term has crept along at a snail’s pace, with a nearly unprecedented number of cases yet to be decided this late in the term. But this week, the Court took a huge leap forward,...
by Jenna Schwerdtle | Jun 14, 2022
On June 11, 2022, Partner Maureen Weaver and Counsel Megan George’s article titled, “Health Cos. Can Challenge Medicare Advantage Org Delays,” was published in Law360. The article discusses a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
