Donika Pentcheva’s research involving intellectual property law and assets was cited in a trademark infringement case pursuant to the Lanham Act in the California Central District Court. For more information, see Monster Energy Company v. Thunder Beast LLC et al (5:18-cv-01367), California Central District Court.
Do you need a Primer on Europe’s Unified Patent Court? The Unified Patent Court deals with how patents are enforced in Europe. The University of California Berkley’s Center for Law and Technology is currently offering a free Primer on this subject matter. The free Primer is offered until April 1, 2027. By viewing the Primer, […]
#IntellectualPropertyLawInAction Did Tommy Richman’s hit song “Million Dollar Baby,” which debuted Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100, impact one of the establishments mentioned in the song: a karaoke bar located in the State of Virginia called “Queen’s Gambit?” According to the Washingtonian, Glenn Ramirez opened Queen’s Gambit twenty four years ago—the same year Richman […]
#IntellectualPropertyLawInAction Can you identify all of the products protected by #IntellectualPropertyLaw mentioned in the music video released by Singer Graham Barham on November 6, 2025? Here is one example: “Goodyear® tires.” Do you think the Singer had to obtain permission from the owners of the intellectual property assets in order to reference the products protected […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) has issued a Notice of a public roundtable, and is soliciting comments involving the topic of counterfeiting. The USPTO has indicated in the Notice that it is “working across government and with the private sector to address counterfeiting.” The roundtable is scheduled to take place on […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office announces a new option for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (also referred to as the “TTAB”) petitioners to file a petition for cancellation via the Office’s new system, the TTAB Center, in order to initiate a cancellation proceeding. A “cancellation proceeding” is a TTAB proceeding in which a […]