April 25, 2019

Charlie Meyer was quoted in The Indiana Lawyer article, “Say What?: Trademark Case Tests ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Immoral’ Standards.” What’s more, the scandalous and immoral clause seemingly gives the government permission to treat some businesses differently than others based on the trademark…

April 18, 2019

When registering a trademark, the Patent and Trademark Office requires the submission of a specimen to show that a trademark is being used in interstate commerce.  It is often tempting to simply submit a screenshot of a webpage showing the…

May 4, 2011

So, you can rest easy now that you have a federal trademark registration, right?  No!  Federal trademark registrations provide many protections and advantages to trademark owners.  Nevertheless, even with federal trademark registrations in hand, trademark owners will benefit from active…

April 8, 2011

This presentation discusses the various ways courts have evaluated a trademark owner’s efforts (or lack thereof) to police its mark, as well as efforts that should be taken to prevent a trademark from becoming generic. To view the presentation, visit: Maintaining…

December 8, 2010

Woodard, Emhardt partner Charlie Meyer was the featured speaker at the November 30th, 2010 meeting of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Mr. Meyer’s presentation included a humorous and educational look at aspects of patent and trademark law, in addition to noting…

August 24, 2010

Congratulations to Woodard, Emhardt partner Charlie Meyer on his 15th anniversary with the firm. Charlie started with the firm in 1995 and was elected to the firm partnership in 2001.  He currently serves as Chairman of the firm’s Trademark Practice…

July 22, 2010

The Iraq Trademark Office posted in its official website, the list of trademarks which files have been lost during the war. The first group of the missing trademark files includes the files of trademarks (1 -16090).  Trademark Owners are required…

June 30, 2010

The Ninth Circuit issued an ironic ruling last month regarding levying domain names to satisfy a prior judgment. In Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini (9th Cir., Feb. 2010), the Ninth Circuit ruled that a creditor can levy a domain name…

June 30, 2010

In case you don’t have enough videos to watch, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) launched a portion of its new Trademark Information Network where anyone can view news broadcast-style videos on its website that cover important topics…

April 28, 2010

In case you don’t have enough to watch on TV, the USPTO launched a portion of its new Trademark Information Network where anyone can view news broadcast-style videos that cover important topics and can teach you about the various phases…

March 31, 2010

The Ninth Circuit issued an ironic ruling last month regarding levying domain names to satisfy a prior judgment.  In Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini, (9th Cir., Feb. 2010) Slip Opinion, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a creditor can levy a…

March 2, 2010

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 27th, as Woodard, Emhardt partner Chuck Schmal will be one of the featured speakers reviewing interesting case law and other developments in the past year in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright and internet law.  The seminar…