Intellectual Property

As of December 24, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office began including quick response codes (“QR codes”) on printed trademark registration certificates. QR codes are essentially [...]

The Sladkus Law Group’s Jason H. Cooper was recently featured on a local news report concerning the legal implications of distributing counterfeit goods during the holiday season. The [...]

The Sladkus Law Group’s managing partner, Jeff Sladkus, has again been named as Georgia Trend Legal Elite in the field of intellectual property law. This is the 17th year of Georgia Trend’s Legal [...]

Attorneys Amy Lester-Drew and Jason H. Cooper—co-chairs of the Intellectual Property Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division—recently participated in a Saturday Lawyer pro [...]

The Intellectual Property Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division, co-chaired by Amy Lester-Drew and Jason H. Cooper of The Sladkus Law Group, held its first event on October [...]

For the third year, attorneys from The Sladkus Law Group will continue their leadership role in the Intellectual Property Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division. Associate [...]

On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Trademark Office published a new rule requiring U.S. attorney representation for foreign-domiciled trademark owners. The new rule will take effect on August 3rd. It [...]

On June 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the Lanham Act’s ban on registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks. Just two terms after the landmark decision in Matal [...]

The United States Supreme Court recently decided Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC et al., 586 U.S. _____ (2019), 2019 WL 1005829. The main issue addressed was the scope [...]

We are very pleased to announce that The Sladkus Law Group assisted U.S. Customs and Border Protection in seizing a staggering 77,033 counterfeit goods in 2018 on behalf of our fashion clients. [...]