by Kelly Malloy | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog, Copyright, Trademark
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently reported that during fiscal year 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) seized 32.3 million counterfeit items with a total value of approximately $5.4 billion (if authentic). These 2024 statistics...
by Kelly Malloy | Jan 15, 2025 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
Recent statistics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) indicate that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed approximately 88% of mere descriptiveness refusals based on Section 2(e)(1) of the federal Lanham Act, including those for...
by Malloy & Malloy | Jul 1, 2024 | News, Patent, Trademark
Congratulations to Firm Attorneys, Jennie Malloy, Peter Matos, John Cyril Malloy III, and Oliver Ruiz on being named to this year’s list of Super Lawyers. Relying on a patented process of nominations, research, peer evaluation, and final selection of less than 5% of...
by Victor Bruzos | Jun 18, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
In a recent Supreme Court decision, the Court ruled that the Lanham Act’s “names clause,” which prohibits the registration of trademarks that include the name of a living person without their consent, does not violate the First Amendment. This case,...
by Victor Bruzos | May 23, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
Last week, a petition urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) rule mandating that trademark applicants disclose their domicile address. The USPTO’s rule does provide applicants with an option to keep their...
by Kelly Malloy | Apr 2, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Trademark, Uncategorized
Franchise operators with California locations should take note that Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1228, state legislation known as the “FAST Act,” went into effect as of April 1, 2024. The FAST Act mandates a minimum wage increase to $20 per hour for so-called “national fast...
