Trade Dress in Latin America
Trade Dress protection, a form of intellectual property, is a phenomenon relatively new to the South American legal panorama.
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 2 min
"Google": A Failed Genericide Story
One a mark is declared to be a generic name, the designation enters the "linguistic commons" is free for all to use. It loses all of its...
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- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
What is New About Genericide?
Genericide is the process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or...
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- Nov 28, 2019
- 5 min
Parody Defense: To Laugh or Not to Laugh (Part 2)
As the second part of this article, published in our October edition, we turned our attention mostly on how this defense has been treated...
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- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
Parody Defense: To Laugh or Not to Laugh (Part 1)
Trademark parody involves appropriation of another’s mark and then building on it to contribute something new for humorous effect.
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- Sep 1, 2019
- 2 min
A Brand that is Changing Our World
Consumers prefer to spend their money on brands with prosocial messages, sustainable manufacturing practices and ethical business standards
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
Sustainable Brands Made in Argentina
The eco-friendly movement is developing in Latin America and recently, the Argentina Senate gave approval for a climate change law.
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
Sustainable Brands: It is all about TRUST
The past few years have seen a large increase in the number of "green patents" and "sustainability brans" around the world.
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- Jul 1, 2019
- 1 min
Mandatory Trademark Declaration of Use Under Oath in Argentina
Mandatory sworn declaration of use for trademarks in Argentina effective June 3, 2019.
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- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
Supreme Court's "Scandalous" Decision
The Supreme Court's Iancu v. Brunetti decision means the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be forced to register any mark, regardless of
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- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
Trademark Licenses Declared "Safe" after Bankruptcy
A debtor's ability to reject executory contracts under the Bankruptcy Code does not permit the debtor to rescind trademark licenses.
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- May 1, 2019
- 3 min
The IP of the Academy Awards
The Intellectual Property rights of the Academy Awards.
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- Apr 3, 2019
- 4 min
Geographical Indicators in Latin America
Latin America has been slow to recognize Geographical Indications protecting products originating in a given geographical area.
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- Mar 7, 2019
- 2 min
Intellectual Property (IP) Valuation
Brand Finance, an independent business valuation consultancy (www.brandfinance.com) estimates that 72% of corporations’ value in the United
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- Feb 14, 2019
- 3 min
Denominations of Origins: What are those?
A DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN (also known as APPELLATION OF ORIGIN) is a special kind of geographical indication generally consisting of a...
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- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
Why doesn't the USPTO Like the Marijuana Trademarks?
While marijuana has been fully legalized in many states in the United States of America it is still quite a difficult battle with the USPTO.
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- Jan 25, 2019
- 1 min
USPTO Expedited Cancellation Pilot Program
The USPTO is piloting a program to explore the effectiveness of an expedited cancellation proceeding for challenges to unused registrations.
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- Jul 9, 2018
- 4 min
Extraterritorial Application of the Lanham Act
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to moderate a California Lawyers Association (CLA) Intellectual Property Law Section (IP Section)...
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- Jun 21, 2018
- 1 min
Post-Registration Proof of Use Audit Program: Watch Out!
The USPTO is allowed to cancel audited registrations with unsubstantiated use claims or remove unsupported goods and services from others.
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