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Trademarks

Apr 7, 2015

Protecting brands in the Internet age

Remember the Marlboro Man, that stalwart image forever linked to the American West? A symbol of ruggedness, he was used by the Philip Morris tobacco company to sell millions and millions of cigarettes from 1954 to 1999.

Nov 17, 2014

Close gaps in your IP protection

Protecting a company’s intellectual property can create benefits. An incomplete IP strategy, however, may leave a company with gaps that undermine the efforts (and expenses) that it took to protect its IP in the first place.

Jul 9, 2012

Bankruptcy — trademarks

11-3920 Sunbeam Products, Inc., v. Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC

Oct 5, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on Violating Fair Housing Laws; Russell on Protecting Trademarks

Three Wisconsin landlords have recently been charged with violating Fair Housing laws by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

May 10, 2011

10-2863 Eva’s Bridal, Ltd., v. Halanick Enterprises, Inc.

Intellectual Property Trademarks; naked licensing Where the holder of a trademark exercised no control over the appearance and operations of a licensee’s business, the trademark is abandoned. “How much control is enough? The licensor’s self-interest largely determines the answer. Courts are apt to ask whether ‘the control retained by the licensor [is] sufficient under the […]

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