In a highly-anticipated ruling on keyword advertising, on April 9, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc.

This marked the first time that a Member of the European Parliament paid a visit to INTA headquarters.

Jeff Kobulnick is a partner at Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Brian Winterfeldt is a partner in the Washington, D.C. offices of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

The U.S. Trademark Act provides for two separate registers for the registration of trademarks with the USPTO. Most practitioners and trademark holders are largely familiar with the Principal Register; yet, many have never heard of the secondary register, known as the Supplemental Register.