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Disparaging, immoral or scandalous trademarks?
An update on our prior blog about “Disparaging, immoral or scandalous” trademarks. As published before The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on June 19, 2018 that disparagement provision of Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act is facially unconstitutional because it violates the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment. Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act
¡CANADÁ se une al Protocolo de Madrid!
Canadá se convirtió en el miembro número 104 del Sistema de Madrid para el Registro Internacional de Marcas, que ahora cubre 120 países. El Protocolo de Madrid permite a los solicitantes estadounidenses extender la protección de sus solicitudes / registros estadounidenses a los países miembros. Para calificar bajo el sistema, el solicitante debe tener: A)
CANADA Joins the Madrid Protocol!
Canada became the 104th member of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, which now covers 120 countries. The Madrid Protocol allows US applicants to extend protection of their US applications/registrations to member countries. To qualify under the System the Applicant has to have: A) A real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in a contracting party;
AUGUSTO PERERA, P.A. in the 2019 INTA Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. AUGUSTO PERERA, P.A. en la reunión anual de 2019 INTA en Boston, Massachusetts.
From May 18-May 22 we participated in the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Inta’s Annual meeting is a gathering of 11,000+ attendees from 150+ countries and 160 Exhibitors. We had the opportunity to meet Brand Owners, Corporate Counsels, and our network of foreign
Protegiendo las marcas de marihuana.
Actualmente, más de 10 estados han legalizado la marihuana para uso recreativo y más de 15 han despenalizado el uso de marihuana con fines recreativos. Todo comenzó con Colorado y Washington en 2012. Sin embargo, a nivel federal, la Ley de Sustancias Controladas (CSA) prohíbe, entre otras cosas, la fabricación, distribución, dispensación o posesión de
Protecting Marijuana brands.
Currently, more than 10 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and more than 15 have decriminalized recreational marijuana. It all started with Colorado and Washington in 2012. However, at the federal level, the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) prohibits, among other things, manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing cannabis that meets the definition of marijuana. In