There are a lot of misconceptions about intellectual property and specifically trademark law.  Each week I field many calls from individuals and businesses that want to lock down their rights, which is great!  However, there are a number of issues that I come across regularly in these calls where the caller has gotten some bad … Read more

At the end of 2020, most of the country was focused on Covid-relief legislation.  But on December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act was signed into law.  This law promises an overhaul of many aspects of trademark law.  The changes will go into effect at the end of 2021, and will impact the trademark application … Read more

Occasionally, I’ll speak with someone that wants to register a trademark featuring a curse word.  There are many different ones to choose from, but it seems strange to me that someone would want to build a brand around one.  Until this week, trademark registration was not an option in these cases as Section 2(a) of … Read more

Last year I wrote about an upcoming Supreme Court case that would have important repercussions for trademark law.  The Supreme Court released their decision in that case (now named Matal v. Tam) this morning.  The case centered around Simon Tam, bassist and founder of a rock band called The Slants.  Tam tried to register his THE … Read more