The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

2, 2022, the Federal Circuit decided In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd. , The Federal Circuit found that substantial evidence supported the Board’s finding that consumers will perceive.SUCKS only as a non-source identifying part of a domain name and not as a service mark.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

2, 2022, the Federal Circuit decided In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd. , The Federal Circuit found that substantial evidence supported the Board’s finding that consumers will perceive.SUCKS only as a non-source identifying part of a domain name and not as a service mark.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Thus, the changes described below are expected to enter into force in a few weeks, except (iii), which will enter into force in spring 2022. Trade marks The EUIPO Observatory launched an awareness campaign entitled “Risks and Damages Posed by IPR Infringement in Europe”. Kluwer Patent Blog reported on the changes.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The pro se applicant argued, without success, that the proposed mark is suggestive rather than merely descriptive because "HUMAN could refer to any number of ambiguous interpretations about the mark, especially if HUMAN is used as a noun." 88526515 (December 15, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. Welch 2022.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

On the other end are brick and mortar stores that sell trademark-infringing items directly to consumers, regardless of whether the stores design or manufacture those items. CafePress * Cafepress Suffers Potentially Significant Trademark Loss for Users’ Uploaded Designs * Life May Be “Rad,” But This Trademark Lawsuit Isn’t–Williams v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1]. 2022, February 28). 1] Acharya, M.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations and Uses Leads to TTAB Reversal of "MATCH STUDIO" Over "MATCH" for Clothing Licensee's Prior Common Law Use Established Priority for "SNORE MD" Mark TTABlog Test: Is "BEDLAM VODKA & Design" for Vodka Confusable With "BEDLAM! & Design" for Beer?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

” Scrooge wasn’t the only one who had that idea: a business owner registered ALWAYS CHRISTMAS & Design as a service mark in 1995 (Registration No. As Ebeneezer Scrooge put it after being visited by the three ghosts: “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered. ” But that is more in the sense of philosophical acknowledgment of the possibility than practical acceptance of very large numbers of sound marks. .”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2022

You can, so long as you are offering goods and/or services under that trademark. For example, if you complete your online store offering downloadable software on January 1, 2022, you may affix the “TM” ( ) symbol the same day. The “SM” (℠) symbol stands for service mark. “logo”).

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In In re GO & Associates, LLC , 2022-1961 (Fed. 13, 2023) , the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s refusal to register the mark EVERYBODY VS RACISM because it failed to function as a trademark. Isaacs , 2022-1434 (Fed. In Trek Bicycle Corp. The Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) § 1202.04

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