5/29/25
By: James V. Lovett
In a precedential order by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the doctrine of foreign equivalents was examined and applied to applications for the mark VETEMENTS. In the matter In re: Vetements Group AG…
Category: Intellectual Property
Supreme Court of Nevada exempts trademark licensors from strict products liability
5/14/25
By: James V. Lovett
In a 5-2 decision issued on May 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nevada weighed in on whether a trademark licensor could be held liable under a strict products liability theory when it did not design, …
U.S. Federal Appeals Court affirms Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision on color marks
5/7/25
By: James V. Lovett
On April 29, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision in In re: PT Medisafe Technologies. …
U.S. Supreme Court denies petition regarding on-sale bar for secret processes
5/7/25
By: James V. Lovett
On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in Celanese International Corp. v. International Trade Commission. 111 F.4th 1338, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2024), cert. denied sub nom. Celanese Int’l Corp. …