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. Respondent Stafford is the assignee of the subject registration, which was obtained by former U.S. franchisees of Carousel. Coach Builders , 123 USPQ2d at 1192.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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Sander Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Toblerone , one of my favourite chocolates, is a great example of protecting a brand with trademark registration. Since the 2019 Canadian Trademark Act amendments, the term distinguishing guise is no longer used. The post Toblerone – Protecting a brand with Trademark Registration appeared first on SANDER LAW.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 13, 2022

man’s trademark registration to be expunged for “bad faith” after finding it was filed solely for the purpose of resale. This is the first decision in Canada applying the new bad faith ground for trademark expungement, added to the Trademarks Act in 2019. The Federal Court of Canada, in a May 2022 decision,1 has ordered a B.C.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

In a precedential decision, The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) refused to reconsider its decision sustaining an opposition to registration of the mark “LOVETTE” on the basis of likelihood of confusion with the mark “NNENNA LOVETTE.” ” Nkanginieme v. Appleton , 2023 TTAB LEXIS 64 (TTAB Mar.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

Belmora ) had the TTAB tackled this issue, and here it reached the same outcome: cancellation of two registrations on the ground that Registrant Meenaxi used its registered marks THUMS UP and LIMCA to misrepresent the source of its soft drink products. Section 14(3) cases are as rare as a White Sox fan in Boston. 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. 2 OF 2019 In the case of UST Global (Singapore) Pte. 1] AID No.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

All the above was probably at the basis of an attempt, on the side of luggage manufacturer Samsonite, to obtain a 3D EU trade mark (EUTM) registration for the shape of the tablet case pictured below. In 2019, Samsonite indeed attempted to register the shape of an iPad/tablet case as an EUTM.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The trademark was registered in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 of the International Nice Classification, on June 8 2019 in the name of Pest Control Office, the company that acts as Banksy’s legal representative, so that he can continue to preserve his anonymity. It is presumed that a registration is made in good faith. Cintia Bernhardt.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The trademark was registered in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 of the International Nice Classification, on June 8 2019 in the name of Pest Control Office, the company that acts as Banksy’s legal representative, so that he can continue to preserve his anonymity. It is presumed that a registration is made in good faith. Cintia Bernhardt.

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Intellectual Property Brief

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the 2019 case IANCU v. Viewpoint-based discrimination in trademark registration is unconstitutional because it suppresses expression based on the government’s disapproval of messages it finds offensive.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 2, 2024

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The USPTO’s Post Registration Audit Program. Under the USA’s Post Registration Audit Program, a declaration of use must be filed between the fifth and sixth year of the validity of the registration of the trademark. However, the use of a trademark is rarely monitored subsequent to its registration.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) denied registration of several US trademark applications for the mark F**K, even though the applicant had overcome a prohibition on the registration of “immoral or scandalous” trademarks as a violation of the First Amendment in the Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Iancu v.

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Above the Fold

MAY 27, 2021

s registration for the trade dress of a gun barrel (as shown below) on grounds of de jure functionality under Section 2(e)(5). 2019 USPQ2d 309323, *10-11 (TTAB 2019). In view of this analysis the TTAB cancelled the Registration under Section 2(e)(5). Opinion, at p. In re OEP Enters., See also Grote Indus. ,

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 28, 2023

Registrations Closed to Stop Spam The last sentence is in the past tense, as user registrations were effectively disabled four years ago. The last ‘new’ user was added to the torrent site on May 22, 2019, and, after that, there were no signs that registrations would reopen anytime soon.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

Their agreements terminated in late 2019. According to CasperLabs, Zamfir was well-aware of its intent to use the Casper name as early as June 2019. It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020.

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Intellectual Property Brief

APRIL 23, 2021

In the “StrongVolt Case,” an electronic goods trademark is voided under the use in commerce requirement for a valid registration. In 2009, Matey Michael Ghomeshi.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

"Influencer coverage, which included not just mommy bloggers but, among others, radio and news channels and newspaper websites, calculates total reach at 278,459,842 as of January 25, 2019."

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On 2 February 2011, the company Heuver Banden Groothandel BV (the company) applied for registration of the Benelux word trade mark “ATHLETE” for Class 12. The Benelux priority was then claimed in the international registration before the WIPO, with extension of protection to the European Union. 009224692 (the contested trade mark).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Trademark Office issued the following 161 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2021 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. HUMBLE GIANT ESTABLISHED 2019. SUCCESS AT WORK COACH. TRUCKING FROM SCRATCH. COASTAL MIX. BIG TINE PLATINUM. FIRST ONE DOESN’T COUNT. ACTIVECARE.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In this case, the UK IPO rejected a revocation action on the ground that the proprietor had put its registration to genuine use [decision here , No. sought EU protection for the trade mark shown below (the “ Masters Logo ”) for “ Gin, namely London Dry Gin ” in Class 33 under its International Registration.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Historically, China’s trademark system was based on a “first to file” rule , meaning that the exclusive right of a trademark is awarded to the registrant who first applies. However, in 2019 amendments to China’s trademark legislation resulted in drastic changes for trademark disputes. . China’s Trademark System.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 29, 2024

This includes the name of the opposer, which is identified on the ESTTA filing form directly following the statement: “Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application.” 2019 USPQ2d 377409, at *4 (TTAB 2019). An amended notice of opposition was filed by MyMeta Software, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a notice regarding “clout-chasing” trademark applications or registrations (the “Notice”). The Notice stated that CNIPA, on an ex officio basis, had refused or invalidated over 400 applications related to “???”

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

The judgment (correctly) reverses the earlier, contrary decision of the EUIPO First Board of Appeal ( 2292/2019-1 ). one of Rouge G de Guerlain : Today, also the General Court did agree in its judgment in T-488/20 Guerlain [currently only available in French].

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IPilogue

AUGUST 4, 2022

The applicant, Beijing Judian Restaurant Co (“Judian”), has operated restaurants in Vancouver and Richmond since 2018, along with numerous well-known ( served over 5,750,000 customers between 2011 and 2019 ) restaurants in China since 2005. The Decision. 18(1)(e) of the TMA. Other issues.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) yesterday rejected Erik Brunetti’s attempt to reverse an examiner’s decision to refuse four separate registrations for the mark “F**K” for luggage, cell phone cases, jewelry and other goods and services. Brunetti (Case No.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

2] This new set of marks is often referred to as non-traditional trademarks , and the qualification for their registration, as opposed to a traditional mark, is substantially higher. [3] I do this by demonstrating the statutory criteria for trademark registration and then applying the set criteria to check the registrability of braille.

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The IPKat

JULY 28, 2022

A useful timeline of events was provided by Darren Meale in his guestpost concerning last year’s Court of Appeal decision: July 2017: High Court refuses a pre-trial reference to the CJEU as premature [2017] EWHC 1769 (see Retromark Volume II ) February 2018: High Court’s 358 paragraph judgment finding infringement subject to referral questions [2018] (..)

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The IPKat

MAY 16, 2022

The opposition was based on several earlier marks, including an Italian figurative mark with a word element “ZARA”, registered in Class 30, and an international registration for “LE DELIZIE ZARA”, registered in Classes 29 and 30. From the BoA decision (R 2040/2019-4, para. Inditex appealed to the General Court ( T-467/20 ).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

For a detailed overview of the course and instructor’s bio visit the link: [link] This course has been offered annually since 2019 and is widely subscribed by students from different universities across the country. pdf Fees Registration to the course is free of cost.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Copyright Office announced that it will study the possibility of giving those filing for copyright protection the ability to put off having the office review the applications, a move that comes after a 2019 high court ruling on a copyright registration issue.

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43(B)log

APRIL 28, 2022

19, 2022) Harley’s Hope launched in 2010; it owns a 2021-issued registration for “HARLEY’S HOPE FOUNDATION,” for “Charitable foundation services, namely, providing financial support to pet parents for veterinary assistance and programs” and a 2012 Colorado state registration. It sent a C&D in mid-2021 and sued in January 2022.

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