Illinois Tamale Co., Inc. v. LC Trademarks, Inc., 2026 WL 125544 (7th Cir. Jan. 16, 2026) Be vigilant of how the public perceives your trademark, because if the primary significance of your mark has become the generic name of a good, you may lose your trademark. In Illinois Tamale Co., Inc. v. LC Trademarks, Inc, […]

In re Motorola Solutions, Inc., No. 25-134, 2025 WL 3096514 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 6, 2025) If you were hoping a Sotera stipulation would bulletproof your Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) petiton from a discretionary denial, the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) just poured cold water on that plan.  In In re Motorola, the CAFC denied Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s (“Motorola’s”) arguments that […]

Santos v. Kimmel, No. 24-2196-cv, 2025 WL 2825050 (2d Cir. Oct. 6, 2025) Fair use just got a late-night twist: the Second Circuit says Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about former Congressman George Santos were more than funny—they were transformative.  On September 15, 2025, the Second Circuit held that Kimmel’s segments titled “Will Santos Say It?” constituted […]