Use is a requirement to avoid cancellation of a U.S. registration obtained under the Madrid Protocol *

USA - January 31 2013
The "use in commerce" standard has been applied to abandonment claims for U.S. marks granted based on the Madrid Protocol. SaddleSprings sought to…

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Decisions on trademark licenses in a licensor bankruptcy reinforce circuit split *

USA - October 25 2012
The U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits came to different conclusions in deciding the right of a trademark licensee to continue using the licensed mark after rejection or attempted rejection of the trademark license by a bankrupt licensor.

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Evaluating copyright fair use continues to be complex *

USA - October 25 2012
Many recent decisions have touched on the copyright fair use doctrine.

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Don’t tread on my trademark rights: recent developments focus on trademark use *

USA - July 20 2012
The attention of trademark owners and practitioners should be focused on the bona fide intent to use a mark and on the importance of maintaining documentation of such intent and of actual use for each of the goods and services claimed in an application or registration.

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Bona fide intent to use a mark remains a substantive, enforceable requirement *

USA - January 27 2012
The "bona fide intent to use" standard for trademarks applications has been reinvigorated.

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