OSHA Wins Trademark Battle Against Safety Consulting Firm’s Logo May 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A workplace safety consulting firm will stop using the OSHA acronym and a stylized logo similar to the federal government’s...
University Opposes State’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Team Kentucky’ August 18, 2021 The University of Kentucky is opposing a move by the state to trademark the phrase “Team Kentucky” for use on...
Supreme Court Will Decide Constitutionality of Patent Appeal Board Appointments October 14, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges...
Supreme Court Conservative Justices Raise Doubts About U.S. Patent Review Process November 28, 2017 By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared divided over whether a federal agency’s in-house process for challenging patents violates the...
Supreme Court Finds Government Can’t Block Disparaging Trademarks June 19, 2017 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court said the federal government can’t constitutionally withhold legal protections for trademarks seen as disparaging, throwing out...
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Disparaging’ Trademark Case Similar to NFL’s Redskins’ September 29, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a new case with implications for the Washington Redskins’ name controversy, agreeing to decide whether...
Washington Redskins, Disparaging Trademarks and Free Speech July 9, 2015 By Sophia Pearson The National Football League’s Washington Redskins lost some protection for its controversial name after a federal judge ruled it may...
CareRise Granted Third U.S. Patent for Nursing Facility Risk Management October 2, 2014 The U.S. Patent Office has issued a third patent to Tim Goux, CEO of CareRise, a risk management company based...
President Obama Issues Executive Orders to Curb ‘Patent Trolling’ June 4, 2013 President Barack Obama took steps on Tuesday intended to limit frivolous patent lawsuits, a practice referred to as “patent trolling.”...