Trademark Law Articles

Monitor Your Trademarks One responsibility trademark owners neglect often is to monitor trademarks.  This is probably due to a lack of understanding about the trademark application and registration process. During (and, hopefully, before) the trademark...

Simon Tam, the lead singer of The Slants, chose his band’s name in order to “reclaim” the term and “drain its denigrating force as a derogatory term for Asian persons.” In 2011, he attempted to trademark the name, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused...

What are the Dupont Factors?                                                  The scope of a trademark – either its use or its application for registration – is determined by whether there is “likelihood of confusion” (note that this is different from whether there...

Let's define the situation: You've registered your domain name.  You have your website going. Then you receive an e-mail similar to this: "(It's very urgent, please transfer this email to your CEO. Thanks) We are the domain registration and solution center in...