On September 9, 1843, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent No. 3,254 to Nancy M. Johnson for an “Artificial Freezer” (illustrated below). Ms. Johnson’s “Artificial Freezer” was actually a hand-cranked ice-cream maker. In previous designs the ice-cream mixture was held in an inner metal cylinder that was rotated within an outer container […]

On May 8, 2019, México’s Tequila Regulatory Council (the TRC) and the Agave-Tequila Production Network hosted a special event in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the creation of the TRC, and the 45th anniversary of Tequila’s declaration as an appellation of origin.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) recently issued a new rule which will require all foreign domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings to be represented by a U.S. licensed attorney. The rule takes effect on August 3, 2019.

On May 20, 2019, in an 8-1 decision the Supreme Court resolved a split among the Circuits as to whether a debtor/licensor’s rejection of a license under § 365(g) of the Bankruptcy Code, which reads that “the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease of the debtor constitutes a breach of such contract