March 15, 2016
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to respond within a week to a petition that accused the agency of "ignoring" the court's December ruling striking down the government's ban on "disparaging" trademark registrations.
March 14, 2016
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Friday told The Slants — a rock band that won a decision striking down the Lanham Act's ban on offensive trademark registrations — that its mark will be suspended until the final resolution of its court case.
March 09, 2016
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asked for additional time Wednesday to file a petition at the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Federal Circuit's ruling that the Lanham Act's ban on "disparaging" trademarks is unconstitutional.
March 08, 2016
The rock band that won a decision striking down the Lanham Act's ban on "disparaging" trademark registrations demanded answers Tuesday from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on when the agency plans to register the band's trademark.
December 22, 2015
A split en banc Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday that the federal government's ban on "disparaging" trademark registrations violates the First Amendment, striking down the same provision that was used to revoke the Washington Redskins' trademark registrations.
October 02, 2015
In a case that could impact the Washington Redskins' parallel dispute, an en banc Federal Circuit grilled U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorneys Friday over the Lanham Act ban on offensive trademarks, reminding them that copyrights are not subject to the same restrictions.
September 03, 2015
The Washington Redskins on Thursday lost a bid to participate in oral arguments in a Federal Circuit case that could have major implications for its effort to revive trademark registrations for its controversial name.
July 27, 2015
The Native Americans who won last month's trademark victory against the Washington Redskins have waded into a closely watched parallel case at the Federal Circuit that could have a big impact on their future fight against the football team.
July 22, 2015
Life moves slow in the summer heat, but trademark law is sure to speed up as 2015 winds to a close, with key rulings expected by the end of the year on Converse Inc.'s Chuck Taylor, the Lanham Act's ban on offensive trademark registrations and Bayer AG's fight over a foreign brand name.
June 22, 2015
The Washington Redskins last week jumped into a parallel case that could have huge implications for the team's effort to hang on to trademark registrations for its controversial name.