30 June 2020TrademarksRory O'Neill

Supreme Court backs Booking.com in TM saga

The US Supreme Court has ruled that adding ‘.com’ to otherwise generic terms can create a protectable federal trademark, in a win for Booking.com.

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Supreme Court backs Booking.com in TM saga

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