by Jasmin Kotadia | Jun 20, 2017
Yesterday, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on registering disparaging trademarks under 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), deeming the statute facially unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The United States Patent and...
by Jasmin Kotadia | Jun 19, 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property magazine recently selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker to the 2017 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” This is the third time Decker has been honored on this...
by Jasmin Kotadia | Jun 19, 2017
Coach, the maker of luxury handbags and various other grippable accessories, announced that it will buy Kate Spade, a competitor in the luxury handbag arena. Both companies also sell clothing and other products, but they are probably best known for the bags. According...
by Jasmin Kotadia | Jun 16, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 16, 2017)—At its annual conference held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on June 10, 2017, the Washington, D.C.-based Civil War Trust recognized the law firm of Stites & Harbison, PLLC for providing over $1,500,000 since 2004 in pro bono legal...
by Jasmin Kotadia | Jun 13, 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property magazine has named eight Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys to the 2017 “IP Stars” list. The publication recognizes the most highly regarded intellectual property attorneys in the U.S. The star attorneys are nominated...