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Pandemic Relief Bill Includes Significant Trademark Law Changes
President Trump signed the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) on December 27, 2020, which contains significant trademark law changes, as part of the coronavirus relief bill. Consumers rely on trademarks to know the source of the products they are buying. ...
USPTO Looking for Feedback on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
On January 24th, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security released a report titled “Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods.” This report was a response to the Presidential Memorandum that was released on April 3, 2019 titled “Memorandum on...
Plain Packaging: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover?
How do you find the one you want? The International Trademark Association (INTA) held its annual meeting in November, bringing together 3,340 participants from 110 countries virtually, to address concerns in brand restrictions. The most extreme form of...
The Modernization Of Title 17 Section 512
Section 512 of Title 17 was enacted in 1998 as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Since its enactment 22 years ago, there have been dramatic and rapid changes to the internet, but the DMCA has not been changed to accommodate today’s...
NEWS RELEASE – Ference Law Secures Preliminary Injunction and Shutdown of Thirty Plus Online Counterfeiters
PITTSBURGH, PA, (October 7, 2020) – Ference & Associates, a leading Intellectual Property law firm based in Pittsburgh, PA, announced that a preliminary injunction has been entered in a lawsuit filed against over thirty sellers on the Amazon.com and eBay.com...