Matal v. Tam, the trademark case, that asks whether a disparaging trademark can be federally registered. The Court explained that the disparagement clause violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Lanham Act, the statute that sets forth U.S. trademark laws, has certain provisions that explain under what [...]
Madrid – The International Trademark System The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for registering and managing trademarks worldwide. File a single application and pay one set of fees to apply for protection in up to 114 countries. Modify, renew or expand your global trademark portfolio through one centralized system. Whether you [...]
It was originally believed the XS nameplate would be used for the British automaker’s BMW 3 Series rival, but as we now know, that’s the Jaguar XE. Although there are no hints as to what the Jaguar XS would be, it’s possible the company is working on an even larger model than the existing [...]
The number of trademark applications for hash tags increased worldwide by 64 per cent last year, according to new research by CompuMark. Since the first application to trademark a hash tag was filed in 2010, there have been over 5,000 such applications, including 2,200 in 2016 alone. Most of the trademarks filed last year [...]
The owners of a Mexican hotel using the name Hotel California on Wednesday said a trademark infringement lawsuit by the Eagles, whose song "Hotel California" is arguably the band's most famous, should be dismissed. Hotel California Baja LLC, which runs the Todos Santos hotel in Baja California Sur, said the band long ago waived [...]
Patents Design and Trade Marks' website, Bajaj Auto has registered the 'Adventurer' nameplate with the government. While it may not be unusual for companies to register nameplates, the Adventurer moniker unsurprisingly hints towards a possible adventure tourer motorcycle that could be based on the Dominar platform. At the time of Dominar's launch late last [...]
