Can the Department of the Air Force and Netflix each have marks for the term "Space Force"?
Can the Department of the Air Force and Netflix each have marks for the term "Space Force"? It is said that life imitates art far more than art imitates life, but the two have been increasingly...
Is the Ruling by the Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti “FUCT” Up?
Is the Ruling by the Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti “FUCT” Up? In 1990, Erik Brunetti (Brunetti) started the street-wear brand FUCT, pronounced as a spelled-out word F-U-C-T (an acronym for...
A Brief History of Beer and Patents
The brewing of beer has been recorded for over 7,000 years. Originally a by-product of an agrarian culture, the brewing of beer evolved into a domestic profession performed by brewsters (a term...
Recent Developments Regarding the Use of Inter Partes Review Proceedings to Challenge Patents
I. Introduction Inter partes review (IPR) is a trial proceeding conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). An alternative to...
Update on Nebraska LB67: Adopt the Fair Repair Act
On March 9th, 2017, Nebraska LB67: Adopt the Fair Repair Act was heard by the Judiciary Committee in Room 1113 at the Capitol. LB67 includes statutory language allowing independent repair shops and...
Apple (Inc.) – Can the Smell of an Unopened MacBook Box be Trademarked?
TwelveSouth, a maker of accessories for the Apple, Inc. line of electronic products, recently unveiled an accessory that appears rather technologically challenged in comparison to their regular...