The Lapp test is the standard used to determine whether a likelihood of confusion exists between two trademarks. Under the Lanham Act, liability for trademark infringement is based on a finding that the use of one trademark causes a likelihood of confusion with another previously established trademark.
In a trademark action, the court considers whether one’s use of the trademark creates a likelihood of confusion with an already existing trademark.
A mark is a shorthand term referring to trademarks, service marks, collective marks, and certification marks. A mark may be a word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof. See 15 U.S.C.
The concept of “moral rights” refers to certain rights of authors, granted under copyright law and recognized most prevalently in civil law countries. As defined by the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international agreement governing copyright law, moral rights are the rights “to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modificat
National treatment is a legal concept requiring foreign citizens and products be treated no less favorably than a host country’s own citizens and
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are agreements in contract law where parties agree that certain information will remain confidential. As such, an NDA binds a person who has signed it and prevents them from discussing any information included in the contract with anyone not authorized by the NDA.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique units of data stored on blockchains that represent physical assets.
The key to understanding the term non-fungible token (NFT) is twofold: tokens and their non-fungibility.
A nonelected invention is the invention that is not selected by the filer of a patent application when several inventions are impermissibly claimed, as only one may be selected for final evaluation. See: 37 CFR § 1.141
