United States: Trademark

Marshall Gerstein Partner Josh Elliott has earned recognition in Legal 500's North Carolina U.S. Elite rankings for Intellectual Property, a newly launched guide spotlighting leading attorneys at regional powerhouse firms handling work at the highest levels of the legal market. This distinction reflects Elliott's expertise in advising clients on complex IP matters and his standing within North Carolina's intellectual property legal community.

Picture this. It is June 2026, your place in LA, Miami, or Kansas City is full, the TVs are finally behaving, and your staff has perfected the art of pouring and pivoting when a match swings in two minutes.

Intellectual property education is becoming increasingly vital for preparing students to thrive in today's innovation-driven economy.

There are times when you absolutely need a local specialist. A real estate lawyer who knows Oregon title issues, a New York tax lawyer, a California employment litigator. Some legal work is local, and it is a mistake to pretend otherwise.

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

Now that you have started your business and launched your brand, what comes next? Should you register your trademark? What makes a trademark protectable? What happens if someone else uses it?

In early March, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, continuing the standard that only works created by a human can receive U.S. copyright protection.

A Boston-based jewelry company, with a storefront steps away from Seyfarth's Boston offices, is at the center of a trademark dispute that is all too familiar.

On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires issued a memorandum announcing that when making institution decisions in inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings, he would consider whether accused or licensed products and components were manufactured in the United States, as well as whether the petitioner was a small business that had been sued for infringement.