Worldwide: Trademark

In today’s digital world, social media platforms—on which millions of posts and shares happen every minute—can be battlegrounds for intellectual property rights, including rights involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

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.

Cathay Home, a New York-based homeware company, recently abandoned its application for SWIFT HOME & Design following an opposition by TAS Rights Management LLC, the entity responsible for managing Taylor Swift's intellectual property.

In the High Court decision of Edwards v Boohoo and others, the defendants criticised the claimant for not having a "design document", being a record of the design by a drawing...

The intersection of trademark law and the First Amendment remains one of the most complex battlegrounds in intellectual property..

Many people generally understand that litigation usually arises from an individual's grievance with another person.

In the world of innovation, one of the most common questions asked by our clients—from entrepreneurs and creators to executives at large companies—is whether their ideas can be legally protected.

On January 23, 2026, the NCAA announced new options for in-contest commercial promotion for Division I (DI) sports programs. DI programs will be able to place additional commercial logos or patches on uniforms for any non-NCAA championship competition, including on those worn/used in the regular season.