by FriedlandVining | Jun 22, 2016 | Intellectual Property Blog
Lee Daniels’ The Butler, a highly-acclaimed 2013 film portraying the life of an African American man who served as a butler at the White House for eight presidents, presented a unique look into the evolution of freedom and equality for African Americans and the...
by FriedlandVining | Jun 7, 2016 | Intellectual Property Blog
At the end of May, the House Appropriations Committee released the 2017 Financial Services Appropriation Bill. One of the provisions included in the bill appears to have been custom-made for Bacardi in its ongoing dispute with Cubaexport, the joint venture between the...
by FriedlandVining | Mar 30, 2015 | Intellectual Property Blog
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in B&B Hardware Inc. v. Hargis Industries Inc., which held “a court should give preclusive effect to TTAB decisions if the ordinary elements of issue preclusion are met.” Specifically, this ruling...
by FriedlandVining | Jan 28, 2015 | Friedland Vining News
David Friedland, founding partner of Friedland Vining PA, was quoted today in The New York Times regarding a Florida resident’s efforts to trademark the phrase ‘Je Suis Charlie’ which has become a rallying cry in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist...
by FriedlandVining | Jun 26, 2014 | Intellectual Property Blog
On Wednesday June 18, 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) boldly cancelled 6 of the Redskin’s trademarks on the basis that the name is “disparaging to Native Americans.” The cancellation indicates that Pro Football, Inc., the owner of the Redskin...
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