By: Mark W. Brennan , Hogan Lovells US LLP. AS THE USE OF MOBILE DEVICES SUCH AS SMARTPHONES and tablets has become increasingly prevalent, mobile applications (mobile apps or apps) have also proliferated. Consumers use mobile apps to access social...

By: Frank DeLucia and Luciano Ricondo , Merchant & Gould After a patent application is filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and during the stage in which the application is being examined by a patent examiner, it can often be helpful...

By: Roberta Jacobs-Meadway This article addresses how to prove a trademark is famous when asserting a dilution claim in federal court or in a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceeding pursuant to the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006...

By: Dennis Garcia, Microsoft Assistant General Counsel One of the very hot topics so far in 2017 is artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential disruptive impact on the legal profession. Questions ranging from, “Will AI replace lawyers?”...

By: Seth Appel PATTISHALL, MCAULIFFE, NEWBURY, HILLIARD & GERALDSON LLP THE U.S. SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED THAT ARTISTIC designs on clothing can be subject to copyright protection in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S.Ct. 1002 ...