Trenam Law IP

  • Expediting Trademark Examination

    Your brand is a valuable asset. Consumers are drawn to brands they recognize and trust. As your business earns its reputation, your brand becomes a beacon of quality attracting new clients and driving growth and revenue. It often takes years of relentless hard work and capital investment to build a strong brand. But even the… Read full article

  • Trademark holders can recover lost profits without showing willful infringement

    In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Romag Fasteners v. Fossil Group, Inc.,  that a trademark holder is not required to show that the infringer acted willfully to obtain lost profits. In particular, Justice Gorsuch stated that while other provisions of the Lanham Act require a showing of willfulness… Read full article

  • Sharing IP Assets to Stop COVID-19

    The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the world as we know it every day. It is more important than ever to stop the spread of COVID-19 and find treatments for those affected. There must be access to potentially lifesaving technologies in order to combat this disease. To this end, several companies and other IP owners are… Read full article

  • Falling Crude Oil Prices Present Renewable Innovation Opportunities

    Over the past few weeks, the price of crude oil barrels plummeted to less than $1 per barrel. In some markets, crude oil prices reached negative levels, forcing refineries to pay facilities to buy and store barrels. The COVID-19 crisis obviously accelerated the downfall in crude oil prices, but the result presents new opportunities for… Read full article

  • Smith & Hopen Outperforms US News Top 14

    According to LexisNexis’s PatentAdvisor, Smith & Hopen has outperformed US News’ top 14 patent firms since at least as early as 2015. You may have seen our recent post showing that Smith & Hopen outperformed the top 5 firms according to US News. We decided to expand the comparison to include the top 14 firms.… Read full article

  • Shake Shack returns $10 million PPP loan

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  • 3M Uses Its Trademark to Combat Price Gouging

    Last week, the 3M Company sued Performance Supply LLC for infringement of its famous 3M trademark. Healthcare professionals rely on 3M’s N95 respiratory masks for protection against COVID-19 virus. For this reason, the demand for N95 masks has skyrocketed. The demand is especially high in New York, where the pandemic hit the hardest. Performance Supply,… Read full article

  • Brady Expands His Brand to Tampa Bay…Or Is It Now Tompa Bay?

    It’s official! Tom Brady is the newest quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! After signing a 2 year $50 million deal, Brady will stay #12 as wide receiver Chris Godwin graciously agreed to give the number to him and take another number. As predicted in a previous post, Brady has taken steps to expand his… Read full article