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Trademark Lawsuits Used to Stop Exploitative Pricing Markup of Protective COVID-19 N95 Masks Posted on: April 29, 2020 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
At a time when the world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the critical need for personal protective equipment, intellectual property owners have brought trademark infringement lawsuits to stop pandemic profiteers from price-gouging and engaging in other misleading tactics. These lawsuits demonstrate the power that intellectual property law has to protect valuable brands and stomp out outrageous conduct.
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trademark law, 3m, covid-19, coronavirus, price gouging
Trademark Registrations Are No Place For Pandemic Opportunism Posted on: March 23, 2020 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
Major cultural and world events, along with even goofy tweets, often give rise to a run on the trademark office by those hoping to strike it rich through being the first to monopolize a phrase. No one ever gets rich from this tactic and these antics only illustrate the profound misunderstanding most of the populace has about what a trademark is.
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trademark law, coronavirus, trademark application, super bowl, covid-19
SCOTUS: Free Speech Permits Registration of ‘Immoral or Scandalous’ Trademarks Posted on: June 25, 2019 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had violated applicant Erick Brunetti’s First Amendment right to free speech by denying him federal registration of the mark “FUCT” for use in his clothing line. In Iancu v. Brunetti, the Court held the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the registration of trademarks that “consist of or comprise immoral or scandalous matter” as unconstitutional.
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supreme court, lanham act, free speech, first amendment, immoral or scandalous, trademark law