Copyright

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New Developments in Copyright Protection of Computer Software (with Linda B. Samuels), International Journal of Legal Information (1987)

The scope of copyright protection for computer programs has proven to be a vexing issue...

 

Internet Domain Names

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Internet Domain Names: The Uniform Dispute Resolution Process (with Linda B. Samuels), American Business Law Journal (2003)

The explosive growth in electronic commerce over the past decade has generated thousands of legal...

 

Patent & Trademark Office

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Reflections on Management of the PTO (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society (1993)

As this is written, the patent and trademark law communities await word as to who...

 

Trademarks

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Court Opinions Affecting PTO Trademark Practice: The Year in Review (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2007)

During the past year, the courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued a...

 

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Trademark Jurisprudence of Judge Rich (with Linda B. Samuels), American University Law Review (2007)

For nearly forty-three years, Giles Sutherland Rich served as a member of the U.S. Court...

 

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Precedential Court Decisions Affecting PTO Trademark Practice: The Year in Review (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2006)

As usual, this year's trademark decisions covered a wide range of issues, including the registrability...

 

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Recent Developments in U.S. Trademark Law: A Confusing State of Affairs (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2006)

The federal courts issued a number of important trademark law decisions this past year revealing...

 

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International Trademark Treaties and Laws (with James L. Vana), A.B.A. Section on Intellectual Property Law Annual Report (2005)

This Subcommittee prepared the following paper on a circuit-by- circuit review of the issue of...

 

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Major Trademark Decisions Relating to PTO Practice: The Year in Review (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2005)
The past year's trademark decisions affecting practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
 

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International Trademark Protection Streamlined: The Madrid Protocol Comes into Force in the United States (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of Intellectual Property Law (2004)
Effective November 2, 2003, U.S. businesses have a streamlined and potentially less expensive means at...
 

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Federal Trademark Dilution Act Task Force: Report and Resolutions, A.B.A. Section of Intellectual Property Law Annual Report (2004)

Scope of Task Force. The Task Force was formed in December 2004 to review various...

 

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Key Trademark Decisions Relating to PTO Practice (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2004)

This past year featured a number of significant trademark decisions by the U.S. Court of...

 

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Notable Court Decisions Affecting PTO Trademark Practice (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2003)

The past year featured a number of important cases affecting PTO trademark practice. The U.S....

 

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Trademark Decisions Affecting PTO Practice in 2001 (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2002)

There were a number of interesting trademark decisions affecting practice before the United States Patent...

 

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Recent Court Opinions Affecting USPTO Trademark Practice: The Year in Review (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2001)

During 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Trademark Trial...

 

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Trade Dress Undressed: Wal-Mart v. Samara (with Linda B. Samuels), AIPLA Quarterly Journal (2001)

Trade dress can be broadly defined as the overall appearance or image of goods or...

 

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Highlights of Opinions Affecting PTO Practice (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2000)
Developments relating to trade dress protection for product designs, “phantom-mark” practice and standing to oppose...
 

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Principal Opinions Affecting PTO Trademark Practice (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (1999)

This past year featured interesting decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and its...

 

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Noteworthy PTO Trademark Decisions (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (1998)

This article reviews, the decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Assistant...

 

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Significant Recent Trademark Decisions (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (1998)

This article reviews the significant federal cases relating to trademark law over the past year....

 

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Recent Developments in Trademark Law and Practice (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (1997)

Nineteen ninety-six was an exciting year for U.S. trademark law. The enactment of the Federal...

 

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The Trademark Office as a Government Corporation (with Linda B. Samuels), Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (1996)

As the Lanham Act (“Lanham Act”) passes the half-century mark, it is time for Congress...

 

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Protection For Color Under U.S. Trademark Law (with Linda B. Samuels), AIPLA Quarterly Journal (1995)

Compared with most national trademark laws, the U.S. trademark statute (“Lanham Act”) affords significant protection...

 

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Understanding Basic Trademark Law: 1995 (1995)
The following is a comprehensive overview covering virtually all aspects of practice in the U.S....
 

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The Changing Landscape of International Trademark Law (with Linda B. Samuels), George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics (1994)

With the internationalization of markets, obtaining, maintaining, and enforcing trademark rights on a multilateral basis...

 

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The Madrid Protocol and Trademark Harmonization (1994)

Over the past few years, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized body of...

 

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Understanding Basic Trademark Law: 1994 (1994)

The following is a comprehensive overview covering virtually all aspects of practice in the U.S....

 

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Color Trademarks: Shades of Confusion (with Linda B. Samuels), The Trademark Reporter (1993)

Over the long history of United States trademark law, [FN1] few principles were as “black...

 

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Understanding Basic Trademark Law (1993)

In the year following implementation of the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (the TLRA),...

 

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How To Handle Basic Copyright and Trademark Problems: 1992 (with David E. Bucher) (1992)

In the year following implementation of the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (the TLRA),...

 

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How to Handle Basic Copyright and Trademark Problems: 1991 (with Joan Kupersmith Larkin) (1991)

In the year following implementation of the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (the TLRA),...

 

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Questions and Answers on Intent to Use: The Trademark Law Revision Act and Rules (with Linda B. Samuels), Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (1989)

The Trademark Law Revision Act [hereinafter TLRA or the Act] was enacted on November 16,...