Happy Memorial Day From McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP LLC
In observance of Memorial Day this weekend, MMWV would like to extend an enormous thank you to those that have…
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While the term “Ugg” is generic in Australia, perhaps not so in the United States
Deckers Outdoor Corp. sued an Australian company, Australian Leather, Ltd. in 2016 asking the court to enjoin Australian Leather from…
Seeing Purple: Efforts by Prince’s Estate to Trademark the Color Purple
Earlier this month, attorneys representing the estate of Prince Rogers Nelson (the musician Prince) filed papers seeking to persuade the…
How to Increase Brand Awareness by Protecting a Family of Marks
A family of marks is defined as “a group of marks having a recognizable common characteristic, wherein the marks are…
Correction of Inventorship
(1) a request, signed by a party set forth in 37 CFR 1.33(b), to correct the inventorship (2) the fee…
Making Corrections/Amendments to International Patent Applications
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system provides several routes through which an applicant may seek to correct or amend aspects…