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Patent, Trademark & Copyright LawRespected by her peers, trusted by her clients. Lesley Wallerstein is the smart attorney and smart choice. A graduate of MIT and a former patent examiner, Lesley knows how to write patent and trademark applications and get them done right. Clients trust Lesley to have their back. She takes the time to understand your invention and business goals. Her advice draws from years of technical and legal experience. If you hire Lesley, she will keep you in the loop and guide you where you want to be. From 2019-2026, Lesley’s peers and Super Lawyers selected her as an Illinois Super Lawyer – a distinction reserved for only the top 5% of lawyers in the state. If your product or service is worth protecting, it is worth having a top lawyer on your side. Call or write Lesley today to see how she can help you.
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Can’t catch me! Boston Marathon organizers lose bid to stop trademark in Marathon Monday
The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) lost its bid to stop Velocity, LLC to register a trademark in "Marathon Monday" for athletic apparel. The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board ruled that while BAA is synonymous with, and therefore has trademark rights in, Boston...
Led Zeppelin to go to trial on “Stairway to Heaven” claim
The estate of Randy "California" Wolfe, original guitarist and vocalist for Spirit, best known for their hit "Got a Line on You," sued Led Zeppelin in a Pennsylvania federal court for copyright infringment and "Right of Attribution/falsification of Rock &...
Federal Circuit holds Unconstitutional Trademark anti-Disparagement Requirement
In a groundbreaking decision, Judge Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit invalidated on Constitutional grounds the requirement that registered trademarks not disparage a person or group of people. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office had...
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