Dismiss without Prejudice?

Under FRCP 41, you can stipulate with the opposing party to voluntarily dismiss the case without prejudice, but it seems unlikely that the opposing...

About the ownership of patent.

Inventorship is one of the murkier areas of patent law. Often joint inventors simply decide among themselves who are the inventors. Trying to...

TMEP 807.03(e) states, "When the applicant submits a standard character, the mark shown in the drawing does not necessarily have to appear in the...

Do I have the right to get a domain name transfer?

In general, a trademark registration obtained after another has been using the domain name, may not be sufficient to force the domain to be...

It is difficult to find an unused URL. What are the cautions when using a URL that may be similar to an existing one.

You may want to refer to the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d). Under this federal statute, a trademark...

The other side lost their motion. Now they want to just re-file it. Is that legitimate?

The court has the inherent power to impose sanctions against a party that abuses the judicial process. There may also be a local rule in your...

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If two parties say sign an arbitration agreement, would either side breach the contract if they sued the other party?

Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution in lieu of going to court. If you file a lawsuit on a matter that is subject to your...

In addition to the right of publicity issue (which is a state law issue, and there also may be privacy issues if the person is not a public...

T-mobile Trademark question: the news express case....

The TTAB decision concerning the "T-Mobile news express" mark that you cite is a non-precedential decision. That means the TTAB may not feel bound...

Trademark specimen possibility of fraud - Please help

Assuming that your specimen shows the mark being used on the product (in the desired class of goods) as a source indicator, that should be...