By: Andrew Cammarano “It was a hell of a round, Tiger” – the last line of the Tiger Woods and Nike Story. On January 8, 2024, Nike announced, via their Instagram account, that they would be parting ways with arguably the best golfer of all time. Tiger Woods, through his on-course dominance and off… Read More Tiger Woods: How a Golf Polo is at the Center of a Trademark Conversation
This blog explores the legal implications associated with counterfeits in the e-commerce industry and the possible benefits of the Shop Safe Act introduced to Congress on March 2, 2020. This issue has become increasingly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the increase in online shopping, leading to the risk of unsafe and counterfeit purchasing of consumer goods. Lastly, this blog emphasizes that the Shop Safe Act would not only provide protection for consumers against harm to their health and safety, but would protect the profits and intellectual property rights of legitimate American businesses who have devoted countless hours and money into developing their products.… Read More The Shop Safe Act: Protection Against the Dangers of a Counterfeit World from Designer Handbags to Oxycontin
This blog discusses the contemporary difficulties that trademark holders are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing holders from using their mark or service in use of commerce. Has the USPTO expanded its excusable nonuse reasoning? Or will trademark holders be subjected to the guidelines prior to the pandemic and have to find a way to hold on to their mark despite the difficulty.… Read More Trademark Holders’ Recourse: COVID-19 Puts Certain U.S. Trademarks at Risk
This blog discusses the Supreme Court’s recent decision abolishing the Lanham Act which was the only guideline that constituents had to follow in registering a trademark. Is it necessary that Congress proposes a new set of guidelines or has the public norm shifted on what constitutes a socially acceptable trademark? Increased access to social media has helped shed light on offensive, immoral, and racist trademarks that do not make sense in contemporary society. … Read More What the Supreme Court’s Abolishment of the Lanham Act Means for the Future of Trademarks and the Washington Football Team