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Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: “Domain Tasting” Challenged in Federal Lawsuit

The registrar Dotster, Inc. has been sued in U.S. District Court in Washington State, based on causes of action including cybersquatting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and dilution, as well as state and common law counts. Whereas a French court earlier this year imposed liability on a registrar after it had registered various infringing […]

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: USPTO Releases Draft Roadmap

On August 24, 2006, the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released for public comment a draft five-year strategic plan designed to foster American innovation and competitiveness at home and around the globe. The draft plan, for which public comment — including suggestions, questions and other input — is being solicited, […]

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: Does Your Company Do Business Under a Fictitious Name?

If your company is incorporated under a name like “XYZ, Inc.” but drops the “Inc.” in its use of the name, it is required under the California Business & Professions Code to file a fictitious business name statement. Section 17900 of the Code mandates that a corporation doing business other than in the name stated […]