Lehmann Associates

08/06/2026

Google’s use of trademarks in keyword advertising is infringement, says Indian court https://buff.ly/HU7Y7FE

A landmark decision treating keyword use as infringement raises the stakes for advertisers bidding on competitors’ marks while empowering brand owners to challenge unauthorised targeting in paid search.

05/06/2026

A restful first weekend of June 2026 to all

05/06/2026

Nigeria’s National IP Policy 2025: An Analysis Of Key Provisions

The IP Policy marks a significant attempt toward modernising the country’s fragmented IP framework across the scientific, creative, digital, and agricultural sectors, aligning it with global commercial standards. It serves as a strategic roadmap with clear objectives and implementation structures ...

05/06/2026

Podcast episode on songs vs grooves https://buff.ly/tJad0FI

I don’t know whether this is my best podcast episode, but it is definitely my most podcast episode. It covers the Beatles, James Brown, Parliament, Michael Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Underworld, The…

04/06/2026

EUROPOL helps to intercept €240 million counterfeit medicine and supplement operation

The action underscores the growing sophistication of multi-jurisdictional counterfeit networks, experts say.

03/06/2026

That one weird chord in “Sir Duke”

You can feel it all over by Dr. Ethan Hein You can feel it all over people Read on Substack We’re coming up on the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life’s release, and I plan to put in some …

02/06/2026

Batman versus Spider-Man at the TTAB: DC pulls ahead of Marvel in disputes at the USPTO

A review of recent TTAB activity reveals that DC has filed nearly twice as many trademark actions since the start of 2020.

01/06/2026

The fight against the “growing scourge” of scams is a “trade-off”, USPTO says  https://buff.ly/rWTr5nL

The USPTO has renewed its efforts to combat rising levels of fraud and is prioritising AI tools to do so, but there is an inevitable “spillover impact” on businesses, an office spokesperson tells WTR. 

01/06/2026

Happy Madaraka Day to all our clients, colleagues, and friends

01/06/2026

Collateral damage: publisher opt-outs threaten the Wayback Machine’s value for trademark attorneys https://buff.ly/bUROrao

Businesses that block the Wayback Machine from archiving their webpages could be making life more difficult for trademark litigators, warns Stemer Law founder Sarah Stemer.