The TTABlog

APRIL 1, 2024

1: TTAB Orders Cancellation of CAPTAIN CANNABIS Registration for Comic Books: Petitioner Proved Priority By Use Analogous to Trademark Use Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness: Precedential No. Welch 2024. In 2023, What Was The Rate of TTAB Affirmance of Section 2(d) Refusals to Register? Precedential No. Guess What?

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The TTABlog

APRIL 30, 2024

In another precedential procedural ruling, the Board held that, because a registration expires by law as of its sixth anniversary if a Section 8 declaration is not filed before the expiration of the six-month grace period, a petition for cancellation filed during the grace period is deemed moot and judgment cannot be entered against the respondent.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 17, 2024

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled seven (7) oral hearings for the month of January 2024. January 4, 2024 - 11 AM: In re Kattina V. January 11, 2024 - 11:30 AM: In re Loops, LLC , Serial No. January 11, 2024 - 11:30 AM: In re Loops, LLC , Serial No. January 25, 2024 - 1 PM: Instagram LLC v.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we ring in 2024, sip some champagne and make a resolution to check in on your trademark portfolio more often. Do your registrations cover your reality? It misses you! Here are a few productive questions to ask: 1. You may have launched new brands or drastically redesigned your logo since you last interacted with the USPTO.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Addressing the issue of analogous trademark use, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board designated precedential a September 6, 2022, decision in which the Board cancelled a registration for CAPTAIN CANNABIS based on the petitioner’s evidence of prior use that was “analogous to trademark use.” 3, 2024) (Wolfson, Lynch, Larkin, ATJs).

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Sander Law

JULY 30, 2023

2024 CIPO fee increases The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is applying a one-time fee increase of 25% to most of its fees for trademarks, patents, copyright and industrial design registrations. Each additional class in registration - $131.58 --> $173.00 Avoid the 2024 CIPO fee increases.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. notice, registration, and renewal) formerly imposed under U.S. Here’s what it all means. copyright terms.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 2, 2024

The U.S. (..)

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SpicyIP

APRIL 26, 2024

Speakers Biswajit Dhar International Trade Expert and Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, Delhi Leena Menghaney Public Health, Intellectual Property and Access to Treatment Expert MSF Access Campaign Date 26th April, 2024 Time 6 to 7 pm (Indian Standard Time) Registration Link [link]

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The TTABlog

MARCH 17, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark VIPER SPORTS for "“batting gloves; baseball batting gloves," finding confusion likely with the common law mark VIPER for batting gloves. 92078710 (March 8, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Karen S. Welch 2024. Viper Bats Inc. Cancellation No.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Canadian brand owners should prepare now for fee increases coming into force in 2024. The fees to record assignments and other transfers of title are increasing to $125 per application/registration (up from the current rate of $100). Overall, fees are set to increase by 20 to 35%.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 30, 2024

trademark registrations and pending applications for registration to utilize a simplified and streamlined procedure for obtaining trademark protection in many foreign jurisdictions. This treaty allows owners of U.S. By: Locke Lord LLP

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2023

In 2024, the trademark process timeline to registration can take between twelve to eighteen months at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Even with the long wait times, the good news is that after registration, trademark protection is retroactive to the filing date.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 15, 2024

As of January 1, 2024, several famous works have lost their copyright protection and entered into the public domain. For many companies with identifiable characters, preserving and extending their copyright protections is a top priority. By: Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 of 37 CFR Part 6, aligning it with the 12th edition, version 2024, of the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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The TTABlog

APRIL 8, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark TEEN EARTH for "entertainment in the nature of beauty pageants" on the ground of abandonment. 92076712 (April 4, 2024 [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. Speaking of proving nonuse/abandonment, here's an instructive opinion right on point.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 26, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) introduced amendments to fee schedules set out in the Patent Rules, Trademarks Regulations, Industrial Design Regulations, and Copyright Regulations and will take effect by January 1, 2024. as of January 1, 2024. to $555.00 to $225.00 Her bio can be viewed here.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 22, 2024

Bertini petitioned to cancel a registration for the mark APPLE for a host of entertainment and other services in class 41, claiming that Apple Inc. 92068213 (March 20, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Hard to do without thorough discovery, probably including a deposition of the registrant. Welch 2024.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 5, 2024

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2024

Events Uncovering the AI-Copyright Trap (9 May 2024) Dr Carys Craig, law professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada, will present her new paper entitled 'Uncovering the AI-Copyright Trap' between 12:00 to 13:00 (BST) on 9 May 2024, at UCL’s Hong Kong Room, 2nd floor, Bentham House. Register here.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

We have previously warned you about the new California law (AB 488) concerning registration for many types of online cause marketing programs. On March 26, 2024, CA finally issued final regulations to its AB 488 (California Gov. Code Section 125599.9)

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DuetsBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Instead, it held “that Section 14 [of the Lanham Act] does not authorize the Board to cancel a registration based on a fraudulent Section 15 Declaration,” correcting almost fifty years of the TTAB believing otherwise. Based on the statute, we reverse the Board’s cancellation of Great Concepts’ registration.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office amended its service standards for trademarks to better reflect the length of the current trademark registration process. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 3, 2024

In a published decision issued April 1, 2024 (no fooling), the Ninth Circuit in BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. weighed in on somewhat esoteric topics concerning whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges to pending federal trademark applications.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 5, 2024

As part of a long running battle over the mark DERMAPEN, the Board deemed that mark abandoned because the respondent's parent was the user of the mark but the registration was owned by a subsidiary. 91249965 (March 29, 2024) [not precedential]. [In 92073045 (April 3, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jyll S.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

It contended that the registration sought only to circumvent copyright provisions In particular, the fact that any enforcement initiatives would require the author to disclose his identity, thus waiving his preciously guarded anonymity. Finally, the Board holds that there is no requirement to use the mark prior to registration.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

It contended that the registration sought only to circumvent copyright provisions In particular, the fact that any enforcement initiatives would require the author to disclose his identity, thus waiving his preciously guarded anonymity. Finally, the Board holds that there is no requirement to use the mark prior to registration.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

On 11 April 2024, there will be also the official launch event in Brussels during a conference on the AI Act. Consequently, Anguilla's government profits from registration fees for ".ai" ai" domain names, ranging from $140 to thousands of dollars per registration, including proceeds from auctions. website for his AI company.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

Instructor Dr Yogesh Pai (National Law University, Delhi) 2024 Course Highlights I. The Course starts on 08th January 2024 and ends on 30th April 2024. pdf Fees Registration to the course is free of cost. For additional info, visit: [link] Deadline The last date to enroll for the course is 29th February 2024.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 2024

On January 1, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) introduced significant increases to the government fees it levies on actions before the Canadian Trademarks Office, including fee increases of over 30% for filing applications and renewing registrations.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Here are some of the things to look forward to in 2024: Framing IP Rights in Legal, Economic, and Cultural Settings Swansea University's Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law have announced the conference entitled “Framing IP Rights in Legal, Economic, and Cultural Settings,” which will take place on 12 - 13 June 2024.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

Events Virtual Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and Sustainability in Africa (6 May 2024) On 6 May 2024, the Data Science Law Lab at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) will host a virtual Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and Sustainability in Africa.

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The TTABlog

MAY 6, 2024

2024-1041 (Fed. May 3, 2024) [not precedential]. The Director did so and then filed a motion for remand, asserting that: The TTAB's decision does not provide complete factual findings as to whether the personal training services in Appellant's registrations and the goods in ERB's application are related under the second DuPont factor.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Instead, it held “that Section 14 [of the Lanham Act] does not authorize the Board to cancel a registration based on a fraudulent Section 15 Declaration,” correcting almost fifty years of the TTAB believing otherwise. Based on the statute, we reverse the Board’s cancellation of Great Concepts’ registration.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 6, 2024

91275380 (March 4, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Mark Lebow). 91271554 (February 29, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jennifer L. 91263387 (February 16, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Karen S. Welch 2024. [Answers in first comment.] Hormel Foods, LLC v. Opposition No. Opposition No.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We are seeking a law student for a paid IP/Trademark internship ($25/hr) from January to May 2024. Intern responsibilities will include: Assisting associates with all aspects of trademark clearance, registration, and guidance Drafting responses Office Actions at the U.S. Applications will be accepted through November 24th, 2023.

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