Yearly Archives: 2020
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Supreme Court
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.
On April 23rd, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that willfulness is not required for trademark owners to recover damages from infringers, settling a Circuit Court split on the matter. Six Circuit Courts previously required willfulness in order to award profits to non-competitors while six other Circuit Courts did not...
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Automotive Body Parts Association”™s petition for certiorari from the Federal Circuit”™s decision upholding Ford design patents for ”new, original and ornamental design” headlamp and hood designs on certain models of Ford”™s F-150 trucks...
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | USPTO News
USPTO Year in Review: 2019 Trademark Trends
USPTO - In January, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office released its annual Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2019. Overall, the report showed”¦
Posted in: S&H IP Blog | USPTO News
USPTO Year in Review: 2019 Patent Trends
USPTO - In January, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office released its annual Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2019. Overall, the report showed”¦