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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini on Federal Court Allowance of “Scandalous” Trademark

Intellectual Property Update:  Federal Court Allows Registration of “Scandalous” “FUCT” Trademark Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last year that the Lanham Act’s statutory bar to registration of “disparaging” trademarks ran afoul of the First Amendment, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down a companion...

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RPL Partner Larry Brocchini Provides Overview of Landmark Federal Trade Secrets Act

Recently, Congress enacted, and President Obama signed, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), the first comprehensive federal trade secrets legislation.  This landmark legislation provides a federal civil remedy for the misappropriation of trade secrets, thereby allowing trade secret owners to protect their innovations and seek redress in federal...

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