Trademark Law

Legal case concerning trademark registration and the Lanham Act

United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.
  1. United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 30, 2020)
  3. Defendants<![CDATA[Booking.com B.V.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Noel J. Francisco]]><![CDATA[Erica L. Ross]]><![CDATA[Sarah T. Harris]]><![CDATA[Thomas W. Krause]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[David H. Bernstein]]><![CDATA[Jared I. Kagan]]><![CDATA[Lisa S. Blatt]]><![CDATA[Sarah M. Harris]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]]><![CDATA[Trademark Trial and Appeal Board]]><![CDATA[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]><![CDATA[Debevoise & Plimpton LLP]]><![CDATA[Williams & Connolly LLP]]><![CDATA[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]>
  4. Case Tags: trademark law;generic.com;secondary meaning;per se rule
Iancu v. Brunetti
  1. Iancu v. Brunetti
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 24, 2019)
  3. DefendantsErik BrunettiPlaintiffsAndrei IancuInstitutionsUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficeSupreme Court of the United States
  4. Case Tags: First Amendment;Trademark Law;Viewpoint Discrimination;Iancu v. Brunetti
Vidal v. Elster
  1. Vidal v. Elster
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 13, 2024)
  3. Original Case: Vidal v. Elster, 602 U.S. ___ (2024)
  4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Steve Elster]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Katherine K. Vidal]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Jonathan E. Taylor]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Elizabeth B. Prelogar]]>Judges<![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]]>
  5. Case Tags: First Amendment;Trademark Law;Intellectual Property;Supreme Court