This is the fourth part of series of posts in which I look at Office Actions that were issued for a set of trademark applications for three trademark that were filed by well-known individuals or organizations last year.

This is the third part of a series of posts on the three trademarks set forth in the title. The subject of this blog is a trademark for the phrase “Tom Terrific,” which was filed by the professional football player Tom Brady.

This is the second part of series of posts in which I look at Office Actions that were issued for set of trademark applications for three trademark that were filed by well-known individuals or organizations last year. The subject of this post is a trademark for the term “The,” which was filed by The Ohio State University.

I decided to look at Office Actions that were issued for set of trademark applications for three trademark that were filed by well-known individuals or organizations last year.

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision entitled “Peter v. Nantkwest, Inc.,” held that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) cannot recover an award for attorney’s fees at the end of certain types of patent appeals on Dec. 11, 2019.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) issued an important ruling regarding the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. October 30, 2019). Specifically, the Federal Circuit held that the appointment process for administrative law judges violates the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Two years ago, the Supreme Court issued an important trademark decision that concerned the intersection of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to The Constitution and the “disparagement clause” within the Lanham Act.

It is well known that the U.S. federal government’s Executive Branch administers the U.S. patent system and that it provides relief to aggrieved patent owners through its courts.

The Supreme Court settled a longstanding issue in trademark/bankruptcy law earlier this year.

The Supreme Court issued two decisions that specifically addressed copyright law on March 4, 2019.