Nov 12, 2018 | Intellectual Property law, News
Pinkette Clothing v. Cosmetic Warriors In Pinkette Clothing, Inc. v. Cosmetic Warriors Limited, dba Lush Handmade Cosmetics (“CWL”), CWL filed a trademark infringement suit against Pinkette, seeking cancellation of its trademark registration because of...
Dec 12, 2017 | Intellectual Property law, News
The four most common grounds for refusal of a trademark application include the likelihood of confusion, a mark that is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive, and use of surnames. Each of these grounds can cause significant headache by forcing you to spend...
Sep 29, 2016 | Intellectual Property law, News
In 2015, the Federal Circuit held that “the disparagement provision of [trademark law is] unconstitutional…. We recognize that invalidating this provision may lead to the wider registration of marks that offend vulnerable communities…. But much the...