“I’ll Have What She’s Having” – Trademark Troubles in Craft Brewing
In case you haven’t been to your local “packie” lately, craft breweries are popping up faster than a hops vine. Occurring in tandem with this proliferation of breweries and quirky beer names, are incidents of breweries clashing over their names and the names of their products. We’re not the first to discuss this phenomenon, but […]
“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” – Evolution of Trademark Coverage Over Time
Recently, I was discussing with a client a topic that I think is often overlooked by businesses. If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we’re [perhaps not surprisingly] big proponents of businesses registering their trademarks at the federal level. Although obtaining a registration is an important part of protecting the goodwill that […]
The End [of EU trademark law as we know it] is Nigh!
O.K., that may be overstating things a bit, but big changes are on the horizon for trademarks in the EU. As background: member nations of the EU maintain their own trademark regulations and registration systems, and are also part of a separate EU body called the “Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market” (“OHIM”), which […]
Five of the Most Common Trademark Questions
As a trademark lawyer, I’ve worked with hundreds of clients and potential clients who are going through their first ever experience with trademark protection. It is very common for such clients to have the same questions and I’m sure there are many more people who may never end up working with a trademark lawyer but […]