We warmly congratulate our partner Thad Chaloemtiarana on becoming Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law for 2022-23.

Pattishall McAuliffe Receives Top Gold Band Rankings in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings.

Chicago-based THC-Infused Candy Manufacturer and Distributor Found to Infringe on Ferrara’s Famous Trademarks and Trade Dress

The Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) newsletter Law, Lore & Practice published Jonathan Jennings’ case note on the pitfalls of inconsistent positions during trademark prosecution.

The Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) newsletter Law, Lore & Practice published Jonathan Jennings’ U.S. Update article about a recent court decision over offensive comments on an Instagram account and posts disparaging a University and its brand about COVID-19 policies.

The Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) newsletter Law, Lore & Practice published Jonathan Jennings’ U.S. Update article on a case that illustrates the pitfalls of not adhering to the TTAB’s procedures.

Pattishall McAuliffe receives top Gold Band Rankings in prestigious WTR 1000 Rankings.

Supreme Court Sides With Trademark Owners – Rules Willfulness Not Required For Award Of Infringer’s Profits

Scammers have been quick to capitalize on COVID-19 fears and are using trademarks to do it. Fortunately, while the current climate requires vigilance, remedies are available.

Pattishall Prevails Before Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Thad Chaloemtiarana, Phillip Barengolts and Jacquelyn Prom filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Coalition of .Com Brand Owners as Amici Curiae in Support of Booking.com in USPTO v. Booking.com B.V. The Coalition urges the Court to reject the USPTO’s per se rule barring registration of any mark that consists of arguably generic term combined with a top level domain. Oral argument will be held on March 23, 2020. Law360 discusses the Coalition’s amicus curiae brief here.

Pattishall McAuliffe receives top Gold Band Rankings in prestigious WTR 1000 Rankings

David C. Hilliard has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Illinois in 2020, his eleventh year to be so honored.

The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law Nominates Thad Chaloemtiarana to serve as Vice-Chair

Pattishall McAuliffe’s Newest Partner

The May 2019 issue of Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group’s Law Lore & Practice newsletter discussed in depth Jonathan’s March 11th speech on “International Trademark Case Law Developments” delivered at the Group’s Spring Meeting in Rome.

Robert Sacoff to Receive D.C. Bar Champion of Intellectual Property Award

Pattishall McAuliffe Receives top Gold Band Rankings in prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings

Pattishall McAuliffe is a proud sponsor of The Chicago Women in IP Post-Holiday Annual Dinner

Pattishall McAuliffe is a proud sponsor of The John Marshall Law School’s 62nd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

Ashly Boesche Coaches IIT Chicago-Kent Moot Court Team to National Championship

Ashly Boesche coaches IIT Chicago-Kent moot court team to National Finals for a fourth time in five years

Pattishall McAuliffe Receives Top Gold Band Rankings in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings

Ashly Boesche Named One of Forty Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch

Success in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Pattishall referenced in landmark U.S. Supreme Court Slants decision (Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)).

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Jason Koransky Named Legal Assistance Foundation Volunteer of the Year

Ashly Boesche Coaches IIT Chicago-Kent Moot Court Team to First Place Regional Win for a Third Time in Four Years

Pattishall McAuliffe Receives Top Gold Band Rankings in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings

Pattishall McAuliffe Attorneys on the ABA Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Briefing Team

Brett August receives “Volunteer of the Year” Award from Chicago Sister Cities International

Robert W. Sacoff Receives AIPPI Award of Merit

2016 INTA/Pattishall Medal For Teaching Excellence: Annette Kur

Ashly Boesche Receives Distinguished Alumna Award

Pattishall Prevails for Bayer in Landmark Unfair Competition Case

Ashly Boesche coaches IIT Chicago-Kent moot court team to second place title at national competition

Ashly Boesche coaches IIT Chicago-Kent moot court team to first place regional win for a second time in three years

Pattishall McAuliffe Again Selected for Gold and Silver Bands in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings, and Robert W. Sacoff has been placed in the Silver Band nationally for “enforcement and litigation.”

New Year’s Resolution – Review and Update Website Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals: Lanham Act provision unconstitutional; 1st Amendment allows registration of disparaging marks.

Federal Circuit Holds: “Disparagement” Clause of Lanham Act Violates the First Amendment

Second Circuit Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. – Google Books Does Not Infringe Authors’ Copyright

New FDA Guidance Implicates Trade Dress Rights

California Amends Advertising Law to Provide Guidance for “Made in USA”

REDSKINS Trademark Registrations Still Canceled After Appeal to Federal Court

Amazon.com Sued for Bait and Switch

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me – The Gov’t has Reduced Filing Fees ?

Supreme Court holds that issues decided by the TTAB may be preclusive in Federal Court

‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict Creates Unpredictable Music Copyright Landscape

Partner Brett A. August named Knight of the Legion of Honor

Pattishall McAuliffe Again Selected for Gold and Silver Bands in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings, and Robert W. Sacoff has been placed in the Silver Band nationally for “Individuals: enforcement and litigation.”

Supreme Court Finds Tacking to Be an Issue of Fact

2015 Resolution: Privacy Compliance

60% of Pattishall Partners Recognized as Leading Lawyers in Copyright & Trademark Law for the State of Illinois

Not Quite “Happy Together” – Recording Industry Scores Significant Victory in First Major Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Performance Rights Decision

Aereo’s Internet-Based Television Streaming Services May Be Wizardry, But the Supreme Court is in No Mood for Magic

REDSKINS Trademark Registrations Canceled After 8 More Years of Litigation.

Supreme Court Permits Competitor False Advertising Suits to Proceed Under Lanham Act Despite FDA Regulation

Can California Chrome THREE-PEAT? Its Owners Sure Hope So

Doing Your Due Diligence Before Picking A Name

Defend Trade Secrets Act Would Create Federal Private Right-of-Action For Trade Secret Misappropriation Under Economic Espionage Act

Performance of Magic Trick Protected Under Copyright Law, Nevada District Court Holds

Lexmark Case Decided – Supreme Court Rejects “Prudential Standing” Doctrine for False Advertising Claims, Substitutes Direct Analysis of Cause of Action

Ashly Iacullo Boesche Coaches IIT Chicago-Kent Moot Court Team To Regional Triumph

David and Celia Hilliard Art Exhibit featured in February Issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine

Utilitarian Shape of Hookah Not Subject to Copyright Protection, Even if Distinctive, Ninth Circuit Holds

Pattishall McAuliffe Again Selected for Gold Band in Prestigious WTR 1000 U.S. Rankings

CrossFit Cybersquatter Gets Dealt Multiple Blows

Ninth Circuit Declares GoDaddy Not Contributorily Liable For Cybersquatting

Kanye West Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Stop New COINYE WEST Virtual Currency

Who is Johnny Football?

“THANKSGIVUKKAH” Convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah?The Latest Pop Culture Trademark Sensation

The Likely Impact of a Federal Government Shutdown on the USPTO, Copyright Office, and Federal Courts.

Jonathan S. Jennings Appointed to PILI Board

Flea Market Operator Hit for Over $5 Million for Permitting Sale of Counterfeit Products

Pattishall partner Jonathan Jennings featured in INTA Pro Bono

The FTC Issues Revised Guidance for Mobile Device and Social Media Advertising Claims

Trademark Board Confirms That New York Yankees Are Evil

Supreme Court’s Wiley Gray Goods Decision Does Not Foreclose Trademark Options Against Gray Market Goods

Pattishall McAuliffe achieves Gold in Prestigious World Trademark

Hear This: Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Dispute over Headphone Trademarks Between Dolby Labs and Monster, Inc.

Air Force 1 trade dress dispute held moot – Nike wins at Supreme Court, but at what cost?

When it Comes to Parody Twitter Accounts, Laughing Them Off May Be Your Best Move

Motley Crue Successfully Moves for Dismissal of Suit Involving Copyright in “Too Fast for Love” Album Artwork

Pattishall client awarded over $13 million in damages, attorneys’ fees and costs in counterfeiting suit

ICANN Seeks Comments On The Procedures To Be Used by the Trademark Clearinghouse In Connection With The Implementation of New gTLDs

Publication of Noelia’s Secret Wedding Photos Not Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Finds

When Does the First Amendment Trump Trademark Law? 11th Circuit Adopts Rogers v. Grimaldi Test

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is Seeking Comments on Potentially Amending the Federal Trademark Act, the Lanham Act, to Require the Filing of a Declaration of Use After Three Years of Trademark Registration Rather Than the Current Five

We are saddened to announce the passing of Jeremiah D. McAuliffe, our friend and partner.

What Do Kim Kardashian And Your Random Facebook Friend Have in Common? A Right of Publicity That May Be Worth Money

Who owns a trademark? Jeremy Lin wins Linsanity, as Anthony Davis fights for his unibrow.

Seventh Circuit Issues Important Decision Regarding Trademarks in Bankruptcy

European Parliament Rejects Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Recent Cases Show That Utilitarian Functionality Is A Serious – And Common – Impediment To Trade Dress Protection

Cuervo Misses the Mark in Sixth Circuit Appeal Involving Seals on Liquor Bottles

Hey Ya! District Court Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Against André 3000’s “Class of 3000”

The Mud Thickens: The Federal Circuit Issues Its Latest Decision on Utilitarian Functionality, Refusing Registration to Becton Dickinson’s Blood Collection Tube Cap

Fourth Circuit Reverses Grant Of Summary Judgment In Rosetta Stone v. Google: Google’s AdWords Program To Be Put On Trial

Pattishall, McAuliffe wins Copyright Firm of the Year Award.

Court Deals Blow to Hasbro in Dispute Involving Transformers Trademark

Fourth Circuit Overturns Laches Defense Victory for Clear Channel

Federal Circuit Rejects “Reasonable Manners” Test For Determining Scope of Standard Character Mark During Ex Parte Examination

Bare Trademark Rights? Naked Cowboy’s Infringement Action Against CBS Dismissed

Sky Diving for Dollars: Ninth Circuit Upholds Jury’s $6 Million Award to Skydive Arizona for Defendants’ Trademark Infringement, False Advertising, and Cybersquatting

The 2012 Pattishall Medal for Teaching Excellence awarded to David Vaver.

Does CRACKBERRY Parody BLACKBERRY? TTAB Says “No”

What’s In A (Domain) Name? What A Cybersquatter Calls A Web Site By Any Other Name Would Not Sell For A Million Dollars Or Provide A Platform For A Three-Year Old’s Artwork

Defendant Hoist Manufacturer Awarded Attorney’s Fees in Trade Dress Case Secalt v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery

Peter and the Wolf Leave the Public Domain – Supreme Court Holds Copyright Restoration Law is Constitutional

ROLEX vs. ROLL-X: TTAB Says that ROLL-X for X-ray Tables Does Not Dilute Famous ROLEX Mark

False Advertising Claim Over Statements In Billing Letter To Patients Not Sufficiently Pled Under Lanham Act

Using An Employee’s Personal Social Media Accounts Without Her Authorization To Market Employer May Create Liability Under Trademark And Electronic Privacy Laws

Stylish Baby Bottoms: Kimberly-Clark Wins Copyright Battle Over Diaper Jeans

Judge In New Mexico Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Research In Motion To Prevent Use Of BBX Mark At Conference In Singapore

“Classic” Case of Trademark Infringement? Top Tobacco and North Atlantic Operating Company Argue Whether CLASSIC CANADIAN and CLASSIC AMERICAN BLEND are Confusingly Similar

“WE THE PEOPLE” Should Avoid Trashing Our Own Trademarks

E-Discovery In The Board: A Reasoned Approach

Green Day Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Against Artist After Defeating Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition Claims With Fair Use Defense

Total War: General Mills Successfully Opposes Registration of “TOTAL” for Yogurt

First Amendment Right To Anonymous Speech Trumps Right To Discover Identity Of Blogger Alleged To Have Infringed Copyrighted Works of Art Of Living Foundation

If You Build It, Will the Lawyers Come? 3D Printing and Copyright Infringement

Alibaba.Com Found Subject To General Personal Jurisdiction In Missouri – And Possibly In Any State

You Say You Want a Revolution: RIAA Does Not Agree that ReDigi’s “Legally Downloaded Digital Music” Marketplace Qualifies for First Sale Protection

Second Circuit Rules That Presenting Covenant Not To Sue Eliminates Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Declaratory Judgment Action For Non-Infringement And Cancellation Of Trademark Registration

Light Blue Color Mark for Tennis Racket Overgrips Held Valid but Not Infringed by Slightly Different Shade of Light Blue Grip Tape

Trademark Protection in ICANN’s New Generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) Space Will Require Diligence by Trademark Owners

District Court Permits Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Claim To Proceed Despite National Arbitration Forum Decision Ordering Transfer Of Domain Name To Defendant

Crash Dummies, Cyber-Ads, and the Internet Troika: Recent US Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases

Protecting Your Company Brands Against Sexually Explicit and Pornographic .XXX Domain Names – Deadline for Sunrise Period for Blocking Registrations is October 28, 2011

District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction because Plaintiff Failed to Introduce Evidence of Irreparable Harm – Declares Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Trademark Cases Dead

The Ninth Circuit Finds that Re-registering a Domain Name Originally Registered Before a Trademark Owner Acquires Rights Does Not Constitute a Violation of the Anticybersquatting Protection Act

On behalf of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, Pattishall Attorneys Thad Chaloemtiarana and Phillip Barengolts Met With a Delegation from the People’s Republic of China to Discuss U.S. Trademark Law

Despite Prevailing on a Motion to Dismiss on the Merits of Plaintiff’s Trademark Infringement Claims, the L.A. Times Could Not Recover its Attorneys’ Fees Because the Plaintiff’s Claims Were Not Exceptional Under the Lanham Act

Florida Appellate Court Issues New Ruling on Jurisdiction Through Internet Contacts; Questions Zippo

Trademark Protection in the New Generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) Space ICANN Will Unveil on January 12, 2012, Will Require Diligence by Trademark Owners

Protecting Your Company Brands Against Sexually Explicit and Pornographic .XXX Domain Names – Sunrise Registration Period for Trademark Owners Begins September 7, 2011

A website providing file-hosting or “cyberlocker” services to Internet users wins dismissal of Disney’s direct copyright infringement claim, but Disney’s claim for secondary copyright infringement through Hotfile users’ copying and distribution of copyrighted material survives.

Seth I. Appel joins the Pattishall team as an Associate.

Copying a photograph openly available over the Internet constitutes copyright infringement, despite attempted fair use defense by appropriation artist.

First Circuit: Supreme Court Decision Calls into Question Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Trademark Infringement Preliminary Injunction Cases

Federal Court Determines that Filing of Opposition Along with Settlement Discussions Regarding Use of a Mark is Not Grounds for Declaratory Judgment

The Seventh Circuit Upholds Finding that EVA’S BRIDAL Mark has been Abandoned through Naked Licensing between Family Members

Federal Judge Rules Copyright Owner Cannot Pursue Discovery of ISP’s to Learn the Identity of Owners of IP Addresses Accused of Illegally Downloading Pornographic Movies

Successfully Defend Copyright Infringement Claim – Win Attorneys’ Fees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Seeks Comments on whether the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board should become More Involved in Settlement Discussions

.xxx Domain Names Going Live Soon, Brand Owners Prepare to Protect Their Trademarks in a New Online Space

The Likely Impact of a Federal Government Shutdown on the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright Office, and Federal Courts.

Amending a Washington State Statute to Ignore Choice of Law Principles Could Not Gain Jimi Hendrix’s Heirs a Post-Mortem Right of Publicity: Court Rules Amendment Unconstitutional

Use of a Trademark in Metagas May No Longer Lead to a Nearly Automatic Finding of Trademark Infringement

Website That Solicits Potentially Defamatory Content Cannot Take Advantage of Immunity Under Section 230 of the CDA for User Submitted Content

David C. Hilliard featured in the 2011 Super Lawyers magazine.

Filing Requests With eBay That Improperly Allege Copyright Infringement Can Result in Liability Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA

How to Analyze Substantial Similarity in a Copyright Infringement Claim: Susan Hassett’s Self-Published Living with Celiac Disease versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s The G Free Diet

Amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Alter the Disclosure Rules for Trademark Survey Experts

The Seventh Circuit Clarifies what Constitutes an “Exceptional Case” under the Lanham Act and Calls for Uniformity among the Circuits

Ninth Circuit Finds that Trademark Owner Did Not Exercise Adequate Quality Control Under an Implied License

Fourth Time’s the Charm: Fashion Designs May Soon Receive Copyright Protection

Ninth Circuit Articulates Its Version of the Acquiescence Defense to Trademark Infringement

A National Arbitration Forum Panel Ruled Against the New York Times in its Attempt to Recover From a Domainer, Suggesting That Laches Could Be a Defense to an Action Under the UDRP

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Strives to Strengthen Protection for Copyright and Trademark Owners throughout the World Against Counterfeiting and Piracy of their Products by Attempting to Harmonize the Laws of Member Nations. But will it Work?

Use of a Domain Name, Originally Registered with a Trademark Owner’s Permission, to Extract Payment from the Trademark Owner Violates the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

USPTO Registers Unique “Non-Traditional” Service Mark: A 109-Word Narrative Story — Registration of The Peabody Hotels’ “Legend of the Ducks” Follows Earlier Motion Mark Registration of its Iconic Duck March

Trademark Owners Must Exercise Sufficient Control over the Quality of Licensed Merchandise or Risk Losing Rights in Their Valuable Brands

FTC Issues First Proposed Revision to Green Guides Since 1998

Seventh Circuit Rules Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Does Not Confer StubHub! Immunity from Chicago Tax Law

Thad Chaloemtiarana was recognized as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” for 2010 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, publishers of Chicago Lawyer and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

One Court’s View on the Fight over Athlete Endorsers: “Exclusive” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean What We Think It Does

You Are Now Free to Use Crinkly Paper Towels: Eighth Circuit Affirms Finding that Sale of Generic Paper Towels Designed to Fit Branded Dispensers is Not Contributory Trademark Infringement

Protecting Product Configuration through Trademark Law: The Seventh Circuit Explains Functionality under the Lanham Act and the Interplay Between Patent and Trade Dress Protection

Franchisors Must Take Control of Their Trademarks When Faced with a Failing Franchisee: Billboard Displaying a Formerly Licensed Mark Found not Actionable under Lanham Act

Is that COHIBA from Cuba? Not if it’s Sold in the U.S.: Second Circuit Reverses Ruling that U.S. Company Misappropriated the Cuban COHIBA Brand

Pattishall McAuliffe Featured in the IP Supplement of The American Lawyer in an Article Highlighting IP Boutiques

First Circuit Affirms Trademark Owner’s Ability to Stop Former Franchisee’s “Holdover” Use Despite Disclaimer

Government Filings Made Publicly Available Through Government Web Sites May Maintain Copyright Protection

New .co Domain Names Now Available

New Virginia Promotions Statute to Take Effect on July 1, 2010

Google’s Alleged Licensing of Domain Names as Part of its AdSense Program may Subject it to Liability under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

Ashly Iacullo awarded the David C. Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Chair

Supreme Court Makes the Call: NFL Not Exempt from Antitrust Law when Licensing Team Trademarks for Merchandise

Second Circuit Rules against J.D. Salinger, Finds Presumptions of Irreparable Harm No Longer Applicable for Granting Preliminary Injunctions in Copyright Cases

Supreme Court to Examine Application of Copyright Law’s First Sale Doctrine to Importation of Gray Market Goods

Pattishall Attorneys Win Summary Judgment for The John W. Carson Foundation, Defeating Application to Register HERE’S JOHNNY as a Trademark for Portable Toilets

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens to Retire: An Important Contributor to Copyright, Trademark, and First Amendment Law Steps Aside

D.C. Circuit Rules that FCC Lacks Authority to Enforce Net Neutrality

Second Circuit Largely Affirms Tiffany v. eBay Judgment that eBay Did Not Infringe or Dilute the TIFFANY Trademark by Using it in Auctions

Federal Circuit Reverses ITC: Over-Reliance on Verbal Description of Design Patent Claim Unduly Emphasizes Particular Features Instead of Overall Design

Gripe Site Survives ACPA and Trademark Infringement Claims

European Court of Justice Rules on Google’s AdWords Program

E-Discovery Guidelines and the Seventh Circuit’s Pilot Program

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Copyright Infringement Claims for Unregistered Works: Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick

Court Limits Copyright Statutory Damages to Number of Registrations Owned

Federal Judges’ Practice Tips for Young Lawyers

Pattishall, McAuliffe Ranks 7th…

Defamatory “Tweet” Complaint Dismissed

Owners of Copyrights in Foreign Works Must Register Their Works in the U.S. to Seek Statutory Damages and Attorneys’ Fees in a Lawsuit – Berne Convention Does Not Supersede Section 412 of the Copyright Act

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Provides Post-Bose Guidance for Pleading Fraud on the Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Circuit Overturns Patent and Trademark Office Requirement That Applicant Provide a Picture of a Good Sold Over the Internet as a Specimen Supporting A Trademark Application

Pattishall, McAuliffe’s Newest Partners

Pattishall Client Wins Summary Judgment Defending Against Trademark Infringement Claim

As a Firm, we are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague, Mel Silver.

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Online Service Provider’s Ownership of User Content Held Not to Eviscerate CDA Immunity

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Holds that a Formerly Registered Mark is Not Automatically Entitled to Re-Registration

FDA Announces Intent to Target Nutritional Claims on Food Packaging

Does the Commercial General Liability Policy Cover Trademark Infringement?

Defending a New York company and its officers in a trademark infringement action, Phillip Barengolts , J. Michael Monahan, and Scott T. Lonardo successfully transferred the litigation to their clients’ home district, resulting in the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit. More Cupcakes, LLC v. Lovemore LLC, et al., Case No. 09-cv-3555 (N.D. Ill. 2009).

ICANN Outlines Proposed Trademark Protection Measures in Preparation for the Introduction of New gTLDs in Early 2010.

FTC Announces Revised Guides on the Use of Endorsement and Testimonials in Advertising

Pattishall Mediation

Ninth Circuit Rules That Paris Hilton May Proceed with Her Right of Publicity Claim Despite Hallmark’s Free Speech Challenge

Putting the Intent Back Into Fraud: The Federal Circuit Overturns the TTAB’s Should Have Known Standard

Is That Bag Prada or Prado?: Protecting Fashion Industry Intellectual Property

Chicago Design Patent Attorney Explains How An Obviousness Challenge Can Trump a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in a Design Patent Case

Sanjiv Sarwate, Chicago Trademark Attorney, Details Recent Eighth Circuit Decision Denying Preliminary Injunction in Trade Secret Litigation

ICANN’s Expansion of the Domain Name Space – A Primer

New Federal Law Requires Gift Cards And Gift Certificates To “Clearly and Conspicuously” Disclose Fees and Expiration Terms

Pattishall Partners Author New Essential Books

Federal Circuit Oral Argument – Bose v. Hexawave: Have the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s Medinol Fraud Cases “Crossed a Very Fundamental Line”?

FTC to Study How Consumers See “Green” Marketing

Chicago trademark lawyer Sanjiv Sarwate explains how trademark applications filed by foreign entities may be void if applicant cannot document its intent to use.

Fraud on the Trademark Office in the U.S. and Canada

Gift Card Issuers Traverse Shifting Legal Terrain: Recent Developments in Gift Card Litigation and Legislation

Pattishall McAuliffe Meets with Russian IP Delegation

Pattishall, McAuliffe was recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as a U.S. top tier firm

Pattishall, McAuliffe Hosts Client Strategy Meeting

California Passes Amended Sweepstakes Law

Pattishall lawyers win victory for American College of Trial Lawyers

$2 Million Award for Pattishall Client

Pattishall Attorney Weighs-in On Sasha and Malia Dolls

Pattishall Client Prevails in Ground-Breaking Domain Name Class Action

Chicago Trademark Lawyers Comment on New Domain Name Scheme

Pattishall, McAuliffe Pro Bono Success

Chicago trademark attorney presents “Your Association is a Brand — Protect it Like One”

Pattishall Client Awarded $4.5 Million in Trademark Infringement and Telemarketing Fraud Suit

ICANN Plans for gTLD Expansion Will Impact Brand Owners

New Copyright Law Creates Federal Copyright Czar

Chicago trademark attorney to speak on Trademark Basics

Brett August will be attending the biennial congress of AIPPI as the U.S. delegate to the Committee on Trademark Harmonization.

Past, Present and Future: Pattishall Supports the AIPPI

MASTERCARD Mark Found “one of the most famous in the world”

FORD declared a “well-known trademark” in India

Six trademark practitioners–the highest proportion in Chicago–recommended in the 2008 Edition of Who’s Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.

Settled Case Doesn’t End National Keyword Debate: Commentary by Joseph N. Welch II

Supreme Court declines review of decision rejecting the “famous marks” doctrine

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Clarifies Requirements for Proving “Bona Fide Intent to Use” a Mark

Viacom Sues YouTube Seeking $1 Billion for Copyright Infringement