In a recent decision from the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), In re IGT, the TTAB affirmed the Examiner’s refusal to register geometric shapes covering gambling machines.

This decision is a good example of the challenges brand owners may have in obtaining trademark registrations for geometric shapes in the United States.» Read More

Danielle M. DeFilippis, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Co-Chair of its Intellectual Property Law Practice Group, presented a webinar, “A Legal and Commercial Overview of the F&B Industry in the U.S. and India,” with Mohit Kapoor, Co-Founder of law firm Universal Legal Advocates in India, on October 1. » Read More

In a surprising twist of events, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals withdrew their recent transfer pricing decision against Altera Corp.¹  The Ninth Circuit previously upheld Treasury regulations regarding the criteria for a cost-sharing arrangement to be considered qualified and thus avoid an IRS adjustment. » Read More

The IRS scored a major victory in the recent transfer pricing case, Altera Corp. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner, No. 16-70496 (9^th Cir. 2018).  The issue before the Ninth Circuit was the validity of transfer pricing regulations that require related companies to allocate expenses that unrelated parties do not share when dealing at arm’s length.» Read More

The below post is written by guest author Elena Bassan, an attorney with the Italian law firm Studio Bassan.

 Today, we comment on a ruling of the Supreme Court of Cassazione (no. 3692 of 15 February 2018) concerning a product reported to be allegedly defective due to its content of heavy metals (nickel).» Read More