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Federal Circuit Says Minority Ownership Interest Isn’t Enough for Standing to Seek Trademark Cancellation

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday, May 23, affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision that found a party with only a minority ownership interest in the owner of allegedly infringed marks did not have standing to seek cancellation of the marks.

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Fraudulent Trademark Ownership Claims Lead to Near $4 Million Punitive Damages Verdict

IP Watchdog

District Judge James Selna granted a motion for sanctions after finding that ConsumerDirect fraudulently represented its ownership of unregistered trademarks while obtaining a preliminary injunction in U.S. On November 8, a Central California jury entered a verdict awarding $3.9 The verdict comes weeks after U.S.

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What is an Assignment of Ownership?

Erik K Pelton

Ownership changes and transfers for trademark applications and records can be quite complex. In this episode, Erik shares some of the key terms and principles about trademark assignment documents. The post What is an Assignment of Ownership? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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The Pride in Patent Ownership Act is Big Tech Boondoggling

IP Watchdog

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within 120 days.

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Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two? (Best of 2016)

Likelihood of Confusion

The post Joint trademarkownership”: Tea for two? Originally published January 25, 2016. It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned out, in which I expressed a. Best of 2016) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Trademark Lessons from a Swiftie

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Lessons from Taylor Swift The Eras Tour. And a trademark application has a lot of elements that go into it: the drawing, the description of goods and services, the dates of use, the evidence of use, the ownership. In trademarks, creativity is also an essential key.

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Trademark owners, beware: protecting your brand in the era of trademark scams

JD Supra Law

An important component of brand ownership is exercising vigilance against fraudulent practices, such as counterfeiting and trademark pirating. Trademark owners must now also be alert to fraudulent communications from seemingly legitimate trademark practitioners. By: Smart & Biggar

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