OGRP at INTA In Boston- May 2019

May 10, 2019 | Announcements, News

OGRP will be well represented at the INTA annual meeting in Boston this year.  The following lawyers will be there: Charles Ruggiero- Partner Terrence J. McAllister- Partner Ned McMahon- Partner John Yankovich- Partner Erica G. Dorsey- Partner Jeffrey J. Scepanski-...

ACC Westchester/Southern Connecticut (formerly WESFACCA) CLE program entitled @REAL TALK- How to Build and Protect Your Brand.

Apr 2, 2019 | Trademark

Terrence J. McAllister, our partner in charge of the Trademark Practice will be participating in an ACC Westchester/Southern Connecticut (formerly WESFACCA) CLE program entitled @REAL TALK- How to Build and Protect Your Brand. The program  will be held on April 10,...

Copyright Case Update: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al.

Mar 26, 2019 | Copyright

As an update to our earlier reporting, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally resolved the circuit split in the federal courts of appeals regarding whether a copyright infringement plaintiff can file an infringement suit in federal court upon merely filing an application...

IP Lecture at Fairfield University

Mar 21, 2019 | Education, Patent

John Yankovich, a patent partner will participate in a lecture program at Fairfield University on March 26 and April 2.  John will be presenting a two-part lecture titled “Introduction to Intellectual Property Law”.  The lectures will be presented to students from the...

TRADEMARK LAW – A NEW TOOL FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS?

Feb 27, 2019 | Trademark

For the last decade the federal government has been attempting to use criminal asset forfeiture laws to seize the trademarked logo of the notorious biker club the Mongols (the “MONGOLS trademark”) in a campaign to shut down the biker club once and for all.  The logo...