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Pittsburgh Corporation Files Unfair Competition, Trademark Infringement, and...
Burt Hill, Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation with offices in Pittsburgh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On September 21, 2009, Burt Hill filed suit against seven employees of Burt Hill for...
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Chevron Files Trademark Infringement Suits
Franchise arrangements often involve a variety of intellectual property rights. Disputes can arise when a franchisee’s license ends, but the franchisee continues to sell a product associated with the...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Trademark Law as Overbroad
On October 5, 2009, in a 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Trademark Counterfeiting Statute,18 Pa.C.S. § 4119, is unconstitutionally overbroad. The Trademark Counterfeiting...
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Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
The October 26, 2009 Federal Register published a final rule effective December 28, 2009 that includes changes to Trademark Rules of Practice (37 CFR Part 2). The changes are in: (1) Requirements for...
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Defendants in Burt Hill, Inc. Case File Countersuit
The defendants in the Burt Hill, Inc. v. Hassan et al (Case No. 2:2009cv01285) unfair competition, trademark infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets case (in the U.S. District Court for the...
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Smiley Face Cookie Trademark Infringement Suit
On December 31, 2009, Eat’n Park, a restaurant group with its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, filed suit against Crumb Corps, a Texas corporation, for trademark infringement, trademark...
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Disclaimer of the word “CENTER”
If the mark you are trying to register contains the word “CENTER” be prepared for a descriptiveness rejection and a disclaimer requirement if the description of goods contains merchandise. Some...
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Trademark and Copyright Infringement Case Filed Against Pittsburgh Company
A California company and a Nevada limited liability company filed suit in the Western District Court against Pittsburgh company QuestMark LLC for trademark infringement, false designation of origin,...
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Trademark Infringement Suit Between Pennsylvania Companies
R.E. Whittaker Co., a Pennsylvania corporation based in New Castle, PA, filed a trademark infringement suit against Misco Products Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation based in Reading, PA on July...
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The USPTO’s 2010 Performance and Accountability Report
The USPTO recently released its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2010. The Report provides a summary of program and financial results to assess the USPTO’s performance. This...
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