When is a Trademark Abandoned?

Under the Lanham Act, nonuse of a mark for 3 consecutive years shall be prima facie evidence of abandonment.

In today’s Internet age, use or non-use of an Internet website can be powerful evidence of use in commerce, or the lack thereof.

Trial Judge Removes Final Obstacles to Trial in SCO v. Novell Slander of Copyright Title Case

UNIX is the enterprise-level computing platform used by most large companies. UNIX is also the platform that Linux tries to emulate—and replace. For this reason, ownership of the UNIX copyrights is broadly relevant in the enterprise computing marketplace.