Trademark Law Articles

Verna Law at Toy Fair 2017 As usual, Verna Law, P.C. had a presence at the 2017 edition of the Toy Fair in New York City, the world’s largest exhibition in the toy industry. This year was Anthony Verna’s 7th Toy Fair and Wil Jacques’ first Toy Fair. Yes, there was...

Recently, Verna Law, P.C. filed an answer and a counterclaim in an opposition proceeding, asking the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel a trademark that was originally filed in a foreign country.  Why?  Because there is not evidence of the foreign trademark...

What is Trademark Infringement? Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a registered trademark or of a trademark that is confusingly similar to the registered mark. The unauthorized use may or may not be on the goods and services discussed in the trademark...

A trademark is any device – such as a word, phrase, stylized word, logo, color or sound – that allows a consumer to understand the source of goods/services (the company that makes the product or provides the service) and the quality of those goods/services.  That is...