Monthly Archives: June 2021

Registering Your Slogan as a Trademark

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

Slogans are registrable as trademarks as long as they are not merely informational or a common laudatory phrase or statement that would ordinarily be used in business or in the particular trade or industry. See Section 1209.03(s) of the U.S. … Continue reading →

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IS LITIGATION A VIABLE REMEDY IN TRADEMARK DISPUTES?

Posted on June 26, 2021 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

Remedies in Trademark Litigation In trademark litigation, a plaintiff can: (1) potentially obtain injunctive relief, including a court order that the defendant cease its objectionable conduct, take affirmative steps to distinguish its products or services from that of the plaintiff, … Continue reading →

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS NO VIOLATION OF FEDERAL ANTI-HACKING STATUTE WHERE USER WAS AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS COMPUTER BUT USED IT TO ACCESS INFORMATION FOR IMPROPER REASONS

Posted on June 3, 2021 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

In Van Buren v. U.S., the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decisions handed down today, held that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) didn’t apply where a Cumming, Georgia police sergeant used the department’s computer system to access federal … Continue reading →

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