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6 days ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
Ruling in a three-decade dispute over the right to trademark the famed Cohiba brand of cigars, a federal court in Virginia has decided Cuba’s state-owned tobacco company properly sought cancellation of a U.S. company’s claim to the name.
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6 days ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
Ruling in a three-decade dispute over the right to trademark the famed Cohiba brand of cigars, a federal court in Virginia has decided Cuba’s state-owned tobacco company properly sought cancellation of a U.S. company’s claim to the name.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
A California businessman campaigning to be the state’s next governor has filed a lawsuit against rival Antonio Villaraigosa over use of a phrase, “Proven Problem Solver,” that he claims is causing confusion. Stephen Cloobeck, a businessman who has made frequent appearances on the television show “Undercover Boss,” argues that former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa has deliberately attempted to trade on Cloobeck’s goodwill by using the phrase “Proven Problem Solver” in his campaign.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday requiring the Border Patrol to honor laws regarding reasonable suspicion and probable cause in the wake of a January operation that saw agents make scores of warrantless arrests in and around Bakersfield.
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
Lost International, the California surf gear company, has filed a $100 million claim against Lady Gaga, contending the artist’s new album, “Mayhem,” and its associated products violate the trademark it has used since the 1980s.
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
Two panels of citizen advisers to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have been cleared of all members in an unprecedented action by the Trump administration’s new secretary of commerce. The 18 members of the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) were informed by email this week that their positions were terminated.
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1 month ago | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Patrick Smith |Cedra Mayfield |Michelle Morgante |Trudy Knockless
This year's Legalweek conference hosted by ALM Media and Law.com kicks off in New York City on Monday, March 24. When more than 6,000 of the biggest names in the industry gather at the New York Hilton Midtown for the four-day conference, Legal Speak will be there, too, conducting live interviews! Over the course of the four-day conference, legal professionals will explore business and regulatory trends, talent, and technology by engaging in educational sessions.
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1 month ago | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Colleen Murphy |Michelle Morgante |Stan Soocher
Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
A California search engine company has widened a new front in the legal battle over AI’s use of copyrighted material, with Brave Software asking a court to issue a declaratory judgment of non-infringement over its use of content from media giant News Corp.
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Michelle Morgante
In the wake of an early win for Thomson Reuters in its complaint against AI firm ROSS Intelligence, a team of experienced IP attorneys from White & Case have joined the defense with plans to challenge the court’s order.
