PICK AND CHOOSE: NOT EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN CAN BE TRADEMARKED

August 29, 2016
While most business and individuals understand the value of trademark protection, there are many who assume that trademark protection is ...
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Topics: #ClassificationSystem, #IC, Intellectual Property Law, #IntellectualProperty, Trademarks, #USPTO

No Love for Louis in Trademark Parody

January 11, 2016
Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton or LV is a renowned fashion powerhouse. It is in the business of selling ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Parody, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks

Monumental Appellate Court Decision on Disparaging Trademarks: Refusing them is Unconstitutional

December 22, 2015
The Federal Government bans trademarks that contain disparaging or offensive language. However, and astonishingly, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Business, Federal Circuit, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks

Trademark Oppositions and How Big Corporations Can Use Opposition Tactics to Flex their Muscle on Smaller Business Owners

November 30, 2015
Major corporations employ vigorous defense by devoting millions of dollars to trademark policing. As a primarily results-driven group, these ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Lanham Act, Opposition, Trademarks

Colombian Consumers Demand Genuine Products; US-Colombia FTA Penalizes Piracy

May 23, 2013
We recently spoke to an online-based video game distributor in Medellin Colombia who explained his fight against pirated versions of games he sells. ...
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Topics: Business Law, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, copyrights, miami international trade law attorneys, movies, Patents, Piracy, removed in US-Colombia FTA, Trademarks, video games

US-Colombia FTA intellectual property protection

March 26, 2013
US intellectual property protection under the Colombian Free Trade Agreement
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Topics: Intellectual property, Agreement, CFTA, Colombia, Colombian, Copyright, Discrimination, Free, intellectual, Miami Immigration lawyers, Nation Treatment, Patents, property, protection, the, Trade, Trademarks, Other, under, US