Dec 27, 2017 | Community, Trademark
This past June the US Supreme Court ruled that by refusing to register trademarks that were of a “disparaging” nature, the federal government was violating the First Amendment. In that case, an Asian American rock group called the “Slants” tried to register their name...
Jul 20, 2016 | Education, Trademark
One of our partners, Terrence J. McAllister will be making a presentation for Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) on Tuesday, July 26 at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. The presentation is entitled, “Trademark Protection What you should...
May 18, 2016 | Education, Trademark
This year, ORGP partners Charles N. J. Ruggiero, Terrence J. McAllister and Ned McMahon, along with trademark associate Jeffrey J. Scepanski will be in Orlando attending the meetings. More than 9,000 trademark professionals from about 150 countries have registered...
May 4, 2016 | Patent, Trademark
On Wednesday April 20, 2016, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC) recent decision in In re Tam 117 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed....
Apr 16, 2016 | Patent, Trademark
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced Final rule changes for America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings on March 31, 2016. A link to the Federal Register with the Final rules is shown below. These include inter partes review (“IPR”),...
