High Court Allows DOJ to Argue in International Trademark Case

The US solicitor general will participate in oral arguments in a trademark dispute before the US Supreme Court that will test the international reach of the country’s federal trademark law known as the Lanham Act.

The high court granted the solicitor general’s request to be part of the March 21 oral arguments in Abitron Austria Gmbh v. Hetronic International Inc. in a Monday order.

The solicitor general, who represents the views of the Biden administration before the Supreme Court, argued in briefs that courts must place limits on how far US trademark law reaches into foreign territory.

The dispute centers ...