Derivatives giant CME has developed a system for delivering digital currencies tied to derivative contracts, patent documents show. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published CME's application on 4th May, entitled "System for Physically Delivering Virtual Currencies". At its heart, the concept envisions delivering cryptocurrency holdings tied to a particular contract without the [...]
There is no denying that the marijuana legalization landscape is contentious and demands attention, including from trademark attorney, who will increasingly see their clients interested in cannabis related business activities. The current international legal framework for drug control regimes based on three United Nation Conventions, the single convention on Psychotropic Substance 1971, and the [...]
Most businesses think protecting their intellectual property is their own responsibility, and it is. But what about when our intellectual property rights are violated by an evildoer? Who are you going to call? Both State Attorneys General and Federal Prosecutors have tools at their disposal that let them bring the full force of the [...]
Avery Labels worked hard to establish its brand among the consumers as the premier retailer of label product as well as providing software solutions through their design and print online tool and one-stop premium printing service, “We Print.” As a result, when consumers search online for label products, Avery is typically the top-of-mind brand, [...]
The new trademark rule 2017 allows any trademark owner to file a request to file a request in form of TM-M requesting the registrar to declare a trademark ‘well-known’. Once a trademark is declared well-known by a registrar of trademark, or a court of law, the trademark registry is bound under law to not [...]
On the 19th of April, 2017, the Delhi High Court passed an order in Sunil Mittal v. Darzi on Call. This case is very interesting for two reasons, first: The Court clarifies the law on descriptive trademarks – dealing with the fascinating case of the trademark status of a translation of a descriptive term. [...]
