Businesses in Maryland, Washington D.C., across the nation and all over the world rely on their trademarks to boost their business, protect their brand and make sure customers know and trust them. When a person or company creates a product, they will have a design,...
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Obtaining Trademark Protection in Foreign Countries – Paris or Madrid?
In today’s global economy, businesses must be attuned not only to their trademark protections and rights in the United States, but also to protecting their trademarks in foreign countries. Through the Paris Convention and the Madrid Protocol, there are international processes of seeking and receiving international trademark protection. This blog discusses those methods and when and why each may be…
Redskins Trademark Cancellation Case Now in Supreme Court
The owner of the Washington Redskins moved quickly to insert itself into any Supreme Court consideration of the constitutionality of the Patent and Trademark Office authority to cancel a registered trademark because it disparages persons. This step was taken because another trademark case involving disparagement recently landed on the Supreme Court’s door step, while the case involving the Redskins trademark…