Organisation: US Food and Drug Administration

The court found that the defendants’ use of the mark VIGOURA in relation to homeopathic medicine amounted to infringement and passing off of Pfizer’s registered mark VIAGRA.

30 May 2024

The results of a recent survey by the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies suggest that news reports and awareness campaigns about counterfeit drugs and unauthorised health providers are struggling to get through to the public.

07 December 2023

Members of INTA’s Brand Restrictions Committee chart the impact of brand restrictions on multiple product sectors, and how the association is engaging with policymakers on the issue.

16 November 2023

The US FTC is clamping down on companies selling edible cannabis products using packaging that mimics that of well-known sweet and snack brands. But enforcement in this area remains a challenge and the risks to both brand and consumer are high. 

12 July 2023

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The WTR Brand Elite rose a single point through April, taking it to its highest value level in just over a year.

29 May 2023

A crowded Class 5 requires new approaches to the challenges associated with selecting and clearing pharmaceutical trademarks in the United States.

03 November 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration has highlighted struggles obtaining responses from registries and registrars when seeking registrant data.

18 July 2022

Rachel Cockburn Buhl, head of brand IP at biopharmaceutical group Ferring, reveals how she has expanded the function’s internal expertise to provide wider business support while having a positive budget impact.

22 June 2022

More than 1 billion units of food, drugs, medical devices, automobiles and consumer products were recalled in the United States last year, according to the 2021 US State of the Nation Recall Index by business solutions company Sedgwick.

03 March 2022

The Consortium for Common Food Names and the National Milk Producers Federation have welcomed a US district court ruling confirming that ‘gruyere’ is a generic style of cheese in the United States. 

10 January 2022