by John Malloy, III | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog, Internet
Brexit made quite a mess of trademark rights. When the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of December 31, 2020, EU trademark registrations suddenly lost effectiveness in the UK. To address this issue, the UK automatically created a “clone” UK...
by John Malloy, III | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Copyright
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has temporarily reinstated Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, pending further legal proceedings. Ms. Perlmutter was terminated by President Trump on May...
by John Malloy, III | May 12, 2025 | Blog, Copyright
President Trump terminated Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, on Saturday, May 10th. Ms. Perlmutter had served in the position since October 26, 2020. The U.S. Copyright Office is a division of the Library of...
by John Malloy, III | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog, Managing Partner, Trademark
New trademark applications are compared against prior registrations and prior-pending trademark applications, of course, to determine whether there is a likelihood of confusion that would result in refusal pursuant to §2(d) of the Lanham Act. Among other factors,...
by John Malloy, III | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog, Managing Partner, Trademark
Recent statistics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for 2023 indicate an 85% affirmance rate of §2(d) refusals of trademark applications on appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). This in generally in line with historic rates. A...
