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In March of this year, I wrote about a trademark case that was accepted by the US Supreme Court on an appeal filed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. For a history of the case, see my blog post of March 1, 2017. The court heard oral argument in the case in January […]

New Jersey is one of 23 states (and the District of Columbia) that have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes.  Note however, that possession and use of marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and the conflict between federal and state laws raises complicated issues for employers. With regard to enforcement of federal drug […]

Simon Shiao Tam is the founder of The Slants, an all-Asian American, post-punk revival band based in California. But whatever fame Tam has achieved as a musician may well be exceeded by his impact on trademark law. In November 2011, Tam filed an application in the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to register “The […]

President Donald Trump’s January 27 executive order imposed a 90-day suspension on the entry into the United States of foreign nationals of Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen; a 120-day suspension on the entry into the United States of any refugee from any country; and an indefinite ban on the entry into the […]

Have you seen the “free” water test kits available at Home Depot?  You send a sample to be tested, and, with the test results comes a barrage of marketing calls from a company selling water purification systems. Annoying? Yes; also illegal. The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) prohibits the use of automatic telephone dialing […]