“BEFORE YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME…..”

Dec 12, 2018 | Trademark

Girl Scouts of the United States of America recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Boy Scouts of America in response to the Boy Scouts’ recent rebranding as SCOUTS BSA. The change drops “BOY” from the organization’s name in view of the fact that girls...

OGRP Partner Ned McMahon attends ID5 Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea on behalf of IPO

Nov 27, 2018 | Education, Intellectual Property, Patent

One of our partners, Ned McMahon, recently attended the ID5 Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea on behalf of IPO. Ned is a member of IPO’s Industrial Designs Committee. The ID5 is a venue for cooperative efforts between governments on industrial design issues. It includes...

Attorney Erica Dorsey Selected as a Rising Star

Nov 21, 2018 | Awards/Recognition, Education, Intellectual Property, Patent

Attorney Erica Dorsey was selected as a Rising Star in Connecticut by Super Lawyers®  Magazine in the field of Intellectual Property.  Ms. Dorsey has experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, as well as preparing non-infringement, invalidity, and...

Attack Of The Clones: “Pagejacking” On The Internet

Oct 22, 2018 | Copyright, Trademark

One of the most challenging aspects of enforcing intellectual property rights is online enforcement of trademarks and copyrighted material. Even though the Internet as we know it has existed since the 1990s, it remains the Wild West regarding abuse of intellectual...

The Immoral and Scandalous Trademark – The First Amendment Strikes Again

Sep 19, 2018 | Trademark

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2017 decision in Matal v. Tam striking down the Lanham Act’s “disparagement” clause as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech Clause, the impact of the First Amendment on the registration of...