Tag: laches

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the case of Petrella v. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, over whether the doctrine of laches bars infringement claims over the rights to the film Raging Bull. This case, which was previously decided by the 9th Circuit, involves alleged copyright

Under the Lanham Act, which provides the situations in which a mark can be registered, there are also a number of prohibitions on registration. See Lanham Act § 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a). One such bar on registration is a mark that disparages a person, institution, belief, or national symbol—and Native Americans

One key aspect of protecting a trademark is policing the mark. A failure to police a mark may render the mark owner’s trademark unprotectable if another party begins infringing the mark without recourse, especially if the activity goes on unchallenged for a long period of time. However, a recent ruling by the