Ira S. Sacks
Akerman LLP
Articles
After Almost 20 Years of Litigation, “Lucky” Finally Gets Lucky
USA - May 18 2020 On May 14, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held in Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. V. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., that a party is not...
The Parameters of Generic Marks: Booking.com before the Supreme Court
USA - May 14 2020 The Lanham Act (“Act”) makes it clear that generic terms cannot be registered as trademarks. But can an online business create a protectable...
2(b) Prohibition On “Flag Marks” Bars Use of Flag as Part of a Mark
USA - May 12 2020 In a recent precedential decision concerning the rarely litigated or cited Section 2(b) of the Lanham Act, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...
States Cannot Copyright Annotated Versions of Legal Codes
USA - May 4 2020 On April 27, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held, in Georgia et al. V. Public.Resource.Org., Inc., in a 5-4 decision, that Copyright Law does...
Willfulness Is Not Required for Awarding Profits in Trademark Cases
USA - April 29 2020 On April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc., FKA Fossil, Inc., et al., that under the...
