11/12/2025 1:50:21 PM Avoid Costly Mistakes: Why Every Business Should Do a Trademark Search Before Choosing a Brand Name By Laura Lamansky Selecting a brand name or logo is one of the most exciting steps in building your business identity. But skipping a trademark search can...
10/31/2025 1:28:14 PM Your Trademark, Their Domain: Why UDRP Matters By Laura Lamansky In today’s digital marketplace, domain names are more than just technical identifiers. They are critical brand assets that can influence...
8/20/2025 1:52:09 PM Navigating Intellectual Property in the Age of AI: What Businesses Need to Know By Laura Lamansky As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into business operations - from automating workflows to generating...
7/29/2024 7:17:22 PM The Importance of Registering Your Business's Assumed Name By Lyle Gravatt Travis Albea When you're launching or running a business, your brand identity is one of your most valuable assets. Often, this identity is...
3/12/2024 7:03:34 PM NFTs: Copyright Office and USPTO Weigh In By Laura Lamansky Back in 2022, the Senate requested the U.S. Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conduct a joint...
4/28/2023 6:44:22 PM China Still Tops Priority Watch List for Bad Faith TMs & Counterfeiting By Laura Lamansky The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a new Special 301 report that keeps China on the Priority Watch List...
3/27/2023 6:34:59 PM Jack Daniel's Dog Toy Case Heard at SCOTUS By Laura Lamansky The Jack Daniel's Dog Toy case - also known as Jack Daniel’s Properties Incorporated v. VIP Products LLC - made its way to the Supreme...
3/17/2023 6:00:02 PM Fast Fashion Face Off: SHEIN v. Temu By Laura Lamansky The ultra-fast fashion industry is currently watching as litigation between SHEIN and Temu plays out in court. Both companies are...
2/17/2023 8:24:54 PM The Trademark Modernization Act in 2023: What's the latest? By Laura Lamansky Here's a sneak peek to one topic I'll be discussing in an upcoming webinar with my colleagues entitled Hot Topics in Trademark and...
2/3/2023 7:34:02 PM When Is Using Another's Trademark Not Infringing? By Laura Lamansky Trademarks are the source identifiers that allow consumers to differentiate one good or service from another. For instance, a swoosh...
1/18/2023 11:26:26 PM MetaBirkin Case Heading To Trial By Laura Lamansky Hermès, a major luxury goods player, sued artist Mason Rothschild in January 2022 claiming that his NFT (non-fungible token) infringes on...
1/12/2023 8:15:36 PM SCOTUS Correctly Denies Cert. for NBA Trademark Infringement Case By Laura Lamansky In an unsurprising decision, the Supreme Court of the United States chose not to hear the case appealing the Seventh Circuit Court of...