Newly-Designed Unique, Fashionable, and Branded Fidget Stylus Pens With Gold Trim Exclusively For Clients and Team Members Only

Each stylus pen features a spinning fidget attachment for improving focus and reducing work anxiety along with a luxurious feel of an aluminum barrel, coated in a soft-touch and trendy matte finish, and branded with a gold trim.    A stylus pen is a pen‑shaped input writing device designed to interact with touchscreens, allowing an […]

Donika Pentcheva has been recognized as one of the “2026 MOST INFLUENTIAL LAWYERS” on page A5 of the Print Edition, dated August 5, 2026, of The Washington Post.

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Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited To A Continuing Legal Education Seminar By The American Bar Foundation

*** As a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (“ABF”), Donika Pentcheva has been invited to an ABF Fellow Continuing Legal Education Research Seminar, titled “The Afterlife of Mass Incarceration.” The American Bar Foundation is the world’s leading research institute for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law.  The ABF seeks to expand knowledge and […]

“The United States is not Europe,” says a former Federal Trade Commission member, who is now a senior adviser at the American Economic Liberties Project, in connection with the $111-Billion Dollars Deal Between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery

*** According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Times of July 22, 2026, “Europe joins 64 other regulatory entities that have either approved the deal or chosen not to challenge it.” And, The Los Angeles Times also indicated that “European regulators added just one condition: Paramount must end a partnership with Universal Pictures […]

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office Will Hold Historic Commemorative Patent and Trademark Signing Ceremony

*** On July 23, 2026, starting at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will hold a commemorative patent and trademark signing ceremony celebrating America’s 250th Birthday. The event will be held at the Commerce Research Library in the United States Department of Commerce. Per the USPTO, “the event symbolizes […]

United States Representative Thomas Massie introduces “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2020” (H.R. 7366)

On June 25, 2020, United States Representative Thomas Massie (a Republican representing Kentucky’s District Four) introduced in the United States House of Representatives a bill titled “Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2020” (also referred to as H.R. 7366).  If enacted into law, H.R. 7366 would repeal the “first-to-file” system under the America Invents […]

Adding “.com” To A Generic Name Can Create A Protectable Trademark

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 […]

The Classification of Merchandise by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is Important

Apple filed suit against the U.S. in the U.S. Court of International Trade in which Apple challenged U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s classification of Apple’s iPad 2 Smart Cover under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) Subheading 6307.90.98.  Apple, Inc. v. United States, 375 F. Supp. 3d 1288 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2019).  […]

USPTO Will Accept Petitions to Advance Initial Examination of Applications for Marks Used to Identify Qualifying COVID-19 Medical Products and Services

Beginning June 16, 2020, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will accept petitions to advance initial examination of applications for marks used to identify qualifying COVID-19 medical products and services.  Because the USPTO considers the effects of COVID-19 to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning of 37 C.F.R. § […]