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- Time is not on the side of copyright infringers, SCOTUS rules - June 4, 2024
It is always important for trademark owners to “police” their trademark rights against infringers, even in the midst of a pandemic.
Unauthorized use of your trademark or a similar trademark, no matter how trivial, can erode its ability to distinguish you as a trade source. When a trademark loses this ability and becomes non-distinctive, it ceases to function as a trademark and can no longer be enforced. To read more, click here.