As a long-suffering Cubs fan, I expect it to be reversed on appeal.
Federal Circuit Holds Trademark Office’s Ban on “Disparaging” Marks Unconstitutional
THE SLANTS, THE REDSKINS, STOP THE ISLAMISATION OF AMERICA, AMISHHOMO, THE CHRISTIAN PROSTITUTE, AMISHHOMO, MORMON WHISKEY, KHORAN for wine, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT SATAN IS A REPUBLICAN?, RIDE HARD RETARD, ABORT THE REPUBLICANS, HEEB, SEX ROD, MARRIAGE IS FOR FAGS, DEMOCRATS SHOULDN’T BREED, REPUBLICANS SHOULDN’T BREED, 2 DYKE MINIMUM,
Cannabis Trademark Litigation: Promotion of Cannabis Use Lawful for Trademark Purposes
Cannabis legalization is getting a lot of attention in the country, and many legal commentators have touched on some of the issues at the intersection of trademark law and cannabis-related goods & services. But what happens when cannabis-related trademarks end up in court?
Last year, we talked about Hershey’s Chocolate, Inc. lawsuit (Case No. 2:14-cv-00815-RSL)
Commil USA v Cisco- Belief of Invalidity Doesn’t Matter
On May 26, the Supreme Court finally drew a line in the sand on indirect patent infringement defenses. Enter: COMMIL USA, LLC v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Previously, the Federal Circuit held that “evidence of an accused inducer’s good-faith belief of invalidity may negate the requisite intent for induced infringement,” Commil USA LLC v. Cisco
“When Dr. Leighton and Mr. Lewin patented their invention, they expected our legal system to protect their intellectual property.”
Heh, heh, heh…ho, ho, ho,…whatever lead them to believe THAT?
The Federal Circuit, perhaps spurred on by the hysteria over “patent trolls,” continues to systematically extract whatever worn down, yellowed and decaying teeth remain in the patent laws. Their recent decision in Akamai v. Limelight reaffirms the recently created “single entity” rule that essentially requires
Too big to what??
You have heard about banks that are “too big to fail.” Well, we are about to find out if some law firms are too big to make mistakes.
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IP Litigator Philip Mann Named to 2014 Washington Super Lawyers List
IP Litigator Philip Mann Named to 2014 Washington Super Lawyers List
Normally we don’t toot our own horn – but we are pleased and honored to announce that our founder Philip P. Mann was recognized in the 2014 Washington Super Lawyers ranking which lists the top attorneys in the state of Washington. The annual Super
Tyler Perry Snatches ‘What Would Jesus Do’ Mark
Television/movie star and man-of-many-faces Tyler Perry successfully snatched away the mark: “WHAT WOULD JESUS DO” from Reality TV Z-list “star” Kimberly Kearney (“Poprah” on I Want to Work for Diddy)). Perry convinced the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) that Kearney never used the Mark and/or abandoned the Mark.
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Hershey’s Chocolate Wants to Kill Your Buzz
Hershey’s Chocolate, Inc. filed suit (Case No. 2:14-cv-00815-RSL) for Trademark Infringement in U.S. District Court in Seattle against Conscious Care Cooperative (Seattle CCC), a Seattle company which describes itself as "a non- profit cooperative that is dedicated to providing its members the highest quality of organic medicine or Medical Marijuana in Seattle."
What’s bugging Hershey’s
Mann Law Group Gets Jury Verdict in Patent Case
We’ve been exceptionally busy lately, so this is the first time we’ve had some time to actually take a look at what we’ve accomplished.
The Mann Law Group, now with a new associate Timothy Billick (bio and press release to come later), partnered up with John Whitaker to obtain a unanimous jury verdict award in