Did Pleasr Buy a Secret: An Analysis of PleasrDAO and Martin Shkreli’s Trade Secrets Dispute
A Music Album with an Unusual Journey PleasrDAO (“Pleasr”) is a decentralized autonomous organization[i] that acquires culturally significant digital art and artifacts. One such work is Once Upon a Time...
(Intend To) Use It or Lose It: Proving Bona Fide Intent Before the TTAB
In a precedential opinion issued in September 2025, the TTAB sustained the opposition of the mark, HOTEL EL ROBLAR, for hotel services in class 43, agreeing with the opposer that...
Battle of the PB&J: Smucker’s Is Crusty Over Trader Joe’s Private Label Sandwich
If you have a kid, or play in the NFL, you are likely familiar with The J.M. Smucker Company UNCRUSTABLES® a pre-made PB&J sandwich. According to The New York Times,...