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A New York District Court Requires Foreign Trademark Registrant to Cancel Registered Goods Filed Under Madrid Protocol for which No Bona Fide Intent-to-Use Can Be Shown

In Sandro Andy, S.A., v. Light Inc. and Alice Sim, the Southern District of New York concluded that a foreign trademark registrant must cancel registered goods filed under The Madrid Protocol, where no bona fide intent-to-use in the U.S.A. can be shown.  Under the Madrid Protocol, a party can file an application for an International […]

In The Press:Federal Circuit seeks new patentability test in Bilski

The Federal Circuit last month examined terms such as "tangible", "abstract", "concrete" and "transformative" in the closely watched In re Bilski hearing. Twelve Federal Circuit judges last month questioned lawyers about the definition of terms such as "tangible", "abstract", "concrete" and "transformative", in the closely watched hearing in In re Bilski, which could redefine what […]