The Solicitor General, on behalf of the United States, petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States for a writ of certiorari to review the judgments of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the following two cases: Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. and Polaris Innovations Limited v. Kingston […]
In an 8-1 majority decision, the United States Supreme Court held that adding “.com” to a generic name can create a protectable trademark. United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. A generic name is the name of a class of products or services. Id. A term styled “generic.com” is a generic name for […]
Adidas AG recently tried to invalidate two of Nike, Inc.’s patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,814,598 and 8,266,749, both of which share a specification and are directed to methods of manufacturing an article of footwear with a textile upper. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s […]