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By Charles S. Blumenfield, Cobby J. Shereff August 18, 2016 Posted in Blog Post Share

In today’s marketplace, “craft” products abound and “artisanal” goods reign supreme. In no industry is this shift in consumer psyche more apparent than beer. Consumers are eager to try the...

By Charles S. Blumenfield, Cobby J. Shereff April 25, 2016 Posted in Blog Post Share

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has now formally filed a petition seeking Supreme Court review of In re Tam, 117 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2016). The subject of the appeal is a decision which found...

By Jane E. Howard January 5, 2016 Posted in Blog Post Share

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that the section of the Lanham Act (the statute governing trademarks) which prevents registration of “disparaging” trademarks is...

November 19, 2015 Posted in Blog Post Share

Copyright is initially owned by the creator of the work, barring several specific exceptions. While the premise seems simple enough, this principle is often overlooked or misunderstood in the context...

By Attorney Charles S. Blumenfield October 22, 2015 Posted in Blog Post Share

Attorney Charles Blumenfield led a group presentation regarding emerging issues in privacy law, entitled "Traps for the Unwary: A Privacy Law Primer".

June 1, 2012 Posted in Blog Post Share

ICANN, the non-profit entity in charge of internet addresses, recently announced the list of proposed new top level domain names.  Google, McDonald’s, Toyota and others secured their branded domain...

May 1, 2012 Posted in Blog Post Share

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Orlowski v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 2012 WI 12, recently held that people hurt in auto collisions can recover all of their medical expenses incurred, even...