The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In re International Fruit Genetics, LLC , 2022 USPQ2d 1119 (TTAB 2022) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Angela Lykos). The CAFC explained that an entity that is the source of a varietal may use a particular term as a trademark for its specific varietal, but it must be clear that there is also a generic name for the varietal.

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Trademark Registration Designs Design 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

But trademark law elsewhere extends far past product/service names to things like a building’s layout, slogans, uniforms, and other aspects of the “product” itself; indeed, the PTO has granted registration for NKJV for Bibles, referring to the New King James Version. Look at the age of registrations and whether they’re incontestable.

Trademark Law 72

Trademark Law Trademark Art Branding 72

IPilogue

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Madelaine Lynch is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. To some extent trademarks can be protected without registration. An unregistered trademark can be identified using the symbol. What can be a Trademark?

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Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Branding 106

Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

We hope that these last two years serve as a springboard for 2022. This seems like the perfect time, then, to talk about one of the scenarios in which (IP wise) the past can prove to be extremely important when facing the future: the right of prior use to counter infringement of patents or utility models. Real intention to use.

Patent Infringement 52

Patent Infringement Invention Patent Patent Law 52

Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

In particular, the court first assumed that the work was copyrightable based upon the registration documents. It appears rather to be about copying the input syntax format used by individuals to input their programs and the output design styles for outputting data in some particular style. 10(B) (2022 ed.).

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Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Fair Use 57

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

Before the second amendment, President Trump received a copyright registration covering the work, despite an early registration being recorded in Woodward’s favor. It is strange because that would mean that the unpublished portions would also be government works available for public use. ’” Id.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Government Intellectual Property 52