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Advertising one's area of expertise is usually desirable for both the professional and the public. But if you're a dentist in Ohio, regardless of whether you are completely qualified in a specialty area of dentistry, you might not be allowed to advertise yourself as a specialist in that area. Fortunately, last week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appea ...

The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulates the labeling of wines sold in interstate commerce. If a winemaker wants to label their wine using an "appellation of origin" from a recognized viticultural area like Napa, then the wine must meet certain requirements. These requirements include: 85 percent of the grapes used to m ...

Simon Tam is the frontman of the popular Portland, Oregon, band called The Slants. A few years ago Mr. Tam sought to register The Slants as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. While the term has traditionally been used as a derogatory slur for persons of Asian descent, Mr. Tam (an Asian-American) and his fellow Asian-Ame ...