trademark rights attach in what are known as common law rights in a trademark. The United States is a “first-to-use” and not “first-to-register” company with respect to trademark rights.

Under federal trademark law, a winning trademark owner can seek a defendant’s profits from infringing use of the trademark.

The Trade Marks Registry on Tuesday withdrew its acceptance of the application for the registration of the mark ‘CHUTIYARAM’ ...

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Just because someone has a trademark does not mean that mark is theirs forever. The concept of abandonment means that acts or ...

Sazerac Brands LLC’s ‘Fireball’ trademark isn’t a generic term for cinnamon-flavored whiskey, but is too weak to bar a distiller from registering “Bullshine Firebull,” the Federal Circuit affirmed in ...

The Trade Marks Registry on Tuesday withdrew its acceptance of the application for registration of the mark ‘CHUTIYARAM’ under Class 30 of the Trade Marks Act, ...

Last year, the case of BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Agriculture Inc. made headlines in the trademark world when the Ninth Circuit held ...

The International Association of Fire Fighters dropped a federal lawsuit accusing Powercall Sirens LLC of using the union’s ...