The proposed settlement between Nike Inc. and Shoe Surgeon protects Nike's trademarks and limits what a third party can do in ...

Protecting your ideas and creations from theft is super important today. But how exactly can you protect your inventions ...

But can a company really own a color?  It wasn’t until 1995 that the U.S. Supreme Court definitively said yes. In Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., Inc., the Court held that a color, by itself ...

The startup is accusing Instacart and Partiful of common law trademark infringement, federal trademark infringement, cybersquatting, and violating California’s unfair competition laws.

However, the OQLF said it doesn’t have the ability to determine whether a trademark has gained common-law protection through its use and will ask businesses that want to have those symbols ...

"Trademark registrations are like icing on a cake," says Jason Lott, a USPTO managing attorney. "It's an added layer of protection. You still have the cake of common law trademark rights ...

A brand owner can have and use its brand name, slogan, catchphrase or logo and never register it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The owner’s rights in that case are based on common law, ...

It’s legally possible to have a common law trademark with no paperwork, but most companies file for a trademark registration, because having that entry in a government database makes it easier ...

Recognised trademarks mean that if a company has a trademark – whether registered or an unregistered common law mark – it wouldn't have to translate that into French. However, earlier Bill 96 ...