Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 12, 2022

The USPTO recently announced, via notice in the Federal Register , that it intends to issue electronic trademark registration certificates, and only will print physical certificates upon request and with a small fee ($25 per copy). The following are the comments of the firm of Erik M. 238 at page 71249.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 13, 2021

intellectual property registration system, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to stop issuing patent and trademark certificates in hard copy format. Under the new rule, patents will issue electronically within one week after the patent number is assigned. As part of its plan to modernize the U.S.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Instead of protecting consumers, this bill gives trademark owners absolute control over online marketplaces by overturning Tiffany v. Instead of protecting consumers, this bill gives trademark owners absolute control over online marketplaces by overturning Tiffany v. However, this bill is itself a giant counterfeit.

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

Drop us a comment below! Case Summaries Delhi High Court grants a permanent injunction to Allied Blenders in a trademark infringement case concerning ‘Officers Choice’ Image from here Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. Last week we published a literature review cum blog post on Artificial Intelligence and IP.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 5, 2024

It found the mark to be “ tertium quid ” akin to product packaging and thus eligible for registration without proof of acquired distinctiveness. Curtin v, United Trademark Holdings, Inc. In Lexmark , the Supreme Court pointed out that “[i]dentifying the interests protected by” the Trademark Act “requires no guesswork.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. How do trademarks function? Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use.

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