by Pamela Riewerts | Apr 13, 2017 | Business Law, Design patent, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
How Famous is the Coca-Cola bottle design? Not quite enough to protect small differences Design patents are an increasingly useful tool in product configuration protection, but as Coca-Cola recently learned, even a famous product design has its limits. As surely...
by kimgrimsley | Jun 4, 2013 | Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Trademark Symbols – The Difference Between the ™ and ® Symbols and When Is A Trademark Owner Permitted Use of The Symbols A common question among trademark owners is what’s the difference between the ™ symbol and the ® symbol and when can I use them on my...
by kimgrimsley | May 3, 2013 | Intellectual Property, International, Trademarks, Uncategorized
More Countries Join the Madrid Protocol – Next Up: India Effective July 8, 2013, India will join the Madrid Protocol – the international registration trademark system. This is on the heels of Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand and Philippines, which have all joined the...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Low barriers to entry in certain businesses breed rapid response and quick-to-market products that capitalize on “in the moment” mania. Often the in-the-moment-mania products derive from long standing famous trademarks owned by aggressive trademark...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trademarks, Uncategorized
A question often arises – does an owner of an intellectual property right have the duty to enforce it? While the answer is no, the failure to do so in the face of known infringement can damage and limit the ability to enforce the right in the future. This...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Section 1125(c)(1) of Title 15 (link here) provides as follows: “Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of a famous mark that is distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, shall be entitled to an injunction against another person who,...
