September 1, 2010. The Madrid Protocol comes into force in Israel today. Trademark registrants can now designate Israel in International applications.
The following changes have also been made:
Marks will renew for 10 years in contrast to the previous 14 year term.
Multiclass Applications are now available.
In the Chloé v. Queen Bee case, the 2nd Circuit has ruled that a single internet sale of a counterfeit handbag in New York constituted sufficient “contact” with the state to satisfy the jurisdictional requirement for bringing suit against foreign entities under New York’s long-arm statute.
The Southern District of New York had previously ruled that …
Product licensing agreements, whether the product is software, hardware, or simple consumer goods, center around two major legal areas: contract law and trademark law. The contract part of the agreement is fairly obvious while trademark is an added necessity in this modern age (where often up to 90% of a product’s value consists of the …
A United States trademark grants its owner the right to prevent others from using a confusingly similar mark in connection with similar goods or services. The cost of a trademark application can vary considerably depending on the existence of any similar marks.
The trademark application process moves through three stages:
Stage 1 – The Application
As a …
What is intellectual property?
Intellectual property is the intangible but valuable component of a business, a work of art, or even an idea. Intellectual property comes in three different forms: (1) Trademark (e.g., a consumer brand), (2) copyright (e.g., a work of art or expression), and (3) patent (e.g., an idea or a process).
What is a …