Upcoming changes by the Turkish government will soon alter how some Turkish ccTLD domain name registrations are allocated and managed, following which such domain names will become available for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Supporting documentation (such as proof of an existing Turkish trademark registration or Turkish business license) will no longer be required for ‘com.tr’,More
Nadine Jacobson Quoted on EU General Court’s Adidas Decision
Bloomberg Law quoted Nadine Jacobson in its article about the the recent EU General Court decision upholding the invalidity of the EU registration for a simple three-stripe design by Adidas. Nadine is quoted on how it seems that the EU is becoming somewhat strict about the proof of use required to demonstrate acquired distinctiveness –More
Supreme Court: Iancu v. Brunetti
Prohibition of “Immoral or Scandalous” Marks Struck Down
Iancu v. Brunetti, 586 U.S.
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The United States Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the provision of Section 2(a) of the U.S.More
Supreme Court: Bankrupt Trademark Licensor Cannot Terminate Trademark License
Australia: Non-Use Period Reduced
Australia’s Intellectual
Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other
Measures) Act 2018 (Amendment Act) took effect on February 24, 2019. The key change is a reduction in the time
period before a trademark registration can be challenged for non-use.
Before the Amendment Act,More
Fross Zelnick Wins Two ‘Firm of the Year’ Awards Among MIP Honors for Firm and Lawyers
At Managing Intellectual Property’s 2019 Global IP Awards, Fross Zelnick received three awards: Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year – United States (Northeast), Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year – United States, and Impact Case of the Year Award for work on Royal Crown Co.More
WTR Names Fross Zelnick U.S. Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year
Laura Popp-Rosenberg accepted the U.S. Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year award for Fross Zelnick from the publishers of World Trademark Review at the inaugural Global IP Awards in London. More