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Cancellation Of The Washington Redskins Trademark Registration: The Judicial Decision
Posted on 15 Jul 2015 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

In an opinion issued on July 8, 2015, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel the registration of the Washington Redskins football... Read More

Tags: Virginia , United States Patent and Trademark Office , Washington Redskins , Litigation , Lanham Act , pro football , trademark

Keller & Heckman LLP: Awarding Attorney's Fees In 'Exceptional' Lanham Act Cases: A 'Jumble' Of 'Murky' Law
Posted on 18 Jun 2012 by Keller and Heckman LLP

Richard Leighton's article titled "Awarding Attorney's Fees in 'Exceptional' Lanham Act Cases: A 'Jumble' of 'Murky' Law," is scheduled to appear in the next edition of the prestigious Trademark Reporter. This... Read More

Tags: attorney's fees , Heckman , Keller &amp , exceptional cases , Lanham Act , amp

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Dispute Over Lanham Act Standing
Posted on 3 Jun 2013 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The question of which analytic framework applies when assessing prudential standing in Lanham Act false advertising cases will be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, which granted certiorari June 3 in a longstanding dispute... Read More

Tags: Associated Gen. Contractors of Cal. , North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act , toner cartridges , Inc. v. Cal. State Council of Carpenters , Frisch's Restaurants , NCUDTPA , Inc. v. Static Control Components , Lexmark International Inc. , Intellectual Property , Sixth Circuit , Litigation , Inc. , Lanham Act , U.S. Supreme Court , Lexmark International , Inc. v. Elby's Big Boy , trademark , False Advertising

Marlboro Maker Altria Sues China-Based Websites
Posted on 16 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

RICHMOND, Va. - (AP) Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. said Wednesday it is suing seven Chinese online retailers, alleging they sold counterfeit versions of its top-selling cigarette brands to customers in the U.S. The owner of the nation's largest... Read More

Tags: Marlboro , Philip Morris , Websites , Altria , gray market , Chinese online retailers , Intellectual Property , Litigation , Lanham Act , lawsuit , Internet , Chinese Web site , counterfeit cigarettes , cigarette , tobacco