Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 165 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 174 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in August 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2024

We presented a webinar last week entitled How to Win Your Next Trademark Battle: Lessons Learned in 2023 to give brand owners and their lawyers an overview of key takeaways from last year’s trademark cases. misuse of their trademarks when drafting license or distribution agreements with non-U.S. defendants.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 176 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Registration Trademark Branding Brands 52

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 10, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 135 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in March 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 110 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark 6986618 OPTAVISE OPTIMAL BENEFITS, WELL-ADVISED. 6986617 OPTAVISE OPTIMAL BENEFITS, WELL-ADVISED.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks. Katpost on the decision here.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2023

Copyright and trademark attorneys this year will be keeping an eye on intellectual property agencies' joint study on non-fungible tokens, developments involving artificial intelligence, as well as a Trademark Modernization Act provision that could speed up the trademark registration process.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 22, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 175 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Registration Trademark Journalism Business 52

JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In October, 2023, Korea passed a new trademark law to add flexibility to its strict trademark registration requiring that later-filed marks need to be completely unique from existing senior marks. Parties then have to resort to what is called the “assign back” system. By: Buchalter

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 132 trademark registrations to persons and business in Indiana in January 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. 6944877 LAKE ESCAPE 6939584 REPAIRWARES GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We are pleased to announce that the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and International Trademark Association (INTA) are jointly hosting a conference on brand protection strategies on February 24th, 2023 at the Imperial, New Delhi. P rior registration through RSVP is mandatory for attendance.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2023

On July 18, 2023, the phrase “Taco Tuesday” was returned to the public after Taco John’s submitted a notice of abandonment for its TACO TUESDAY trademark registration before the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. By: MoFo Life Sciences

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 9, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 190 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

In 2023, I logged 225 such cases (this number will grow a bit due to lags with the electronic databases). The 2023 count represented a 17% increase over the 2022 count. 2023 marked a significant milestone: my census now counts over 1,000 total U.S. Ballenger, 2023 U.S. I continue to maintain my census of U.S.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 24, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video Will AI Change Trademarks ? Artificial intelligence has been in the news in 2023. And yet, they only filed the trademark application for ChatGPT a few weeks ago, and they only filed for OpenAI last year. The post Will Artificial Intelligence Change Trademarks?

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 23, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video “Responding to a Trademark Office Action” After a trademark application is filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, it is generally about nine months (as of May 2023) until anything is heard back by the applicant.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 13, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 119 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in June 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Celebrity trademark messes. Queen of Christmas.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

18, 2023) - Challenging years of perceived overreach, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently questioned whether the Trademark Office had been operating beyond its sanctioned powers for years. Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc., 22-1212 (Fed. By: Irwin IP LLP

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

The Court of the European Union denied the registration of the trademark “PABLO ESCOBAR” filed by Escobar Inc. The foregoing, since the trademark would be associated as an apology to terrorism and would exalt the image of a person who generated much damage to society.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The design was granted registration by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Kolkata. The design was filed on 10/03/2022 and was subsequently accepted and published in the Journal of the Patent Office numbered 21/2023 on May 26th, 2023. The design number is 360313-00.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law invites you for its upcoming trademark law symposium, "Section Two Small: Exploring the New Constitutional Limits on Trademark Law" on Friday, November 3, 2023.The Registration here. Welch 2023.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled three oral hearings for the month of December 2023, all held via video conference. December 5, 2023 - 2 PM: Omegle.com, LLC v. December 12, 2023 - 2 PM: In re Cuts Clothing Inc Serial No. December 13, 2023 - 1 PM: Tiarra Hamlett and Michael Hamlett Jr.

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Patently-O

APRIL 20, 2023

2023) In this trademark case, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) denying registration of the mark SPARK LIVING for residential real estate, based upon the prior registration of SPARK for commercial real estate. By Dennis Crouch In re Charger Ventures, — F.4th.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a non-precedential ruling, the CAFC affirmed the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ], granting a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek , 2023 USPQ2d XXX (Fed. 2023) [not precedential]. Davidson v.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2023

The May-June 2023 (Vol. 3) issue of The Trademark Reporter (TMR) has arrived. Public Policy and Morality in Trademark Examination in the European Union , Yann Basire and Stefan Martin. TTABlog comment: Once again, I thank The Trademark Reporter for allowing me to provide this issue to you all. Welch 2023.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled nine oral hearings for the month of September 2023. September 7, 2023 - 11:15 AM [In Person, North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, NC]: In re Vinedo de Zorra, LLC , Serial No. September 12, 2023 - 11 AM: Montgomery Law LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 4, 2023 Registration for the 16th Annual USPTO Design Day 2023 has been made available and interested parties can register virtually or in person here. The 16th annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Allegations of copyright infringement also featured in a complaint filed at an Arizona court in 2023, which hoped to quickly shut down a popular pirate site. Somewhat unusually, however, federal trademark infringement and cybersquatting allegations also played a key role, alongside other claims including unfair competition.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 30, 2024

In another precedential procedural ruling, the Board held that, because a registration expires by law as of its sixth anniversary if a Section 8 declaration is not filed before the expiration of the six-month grace period, a petition for cancellation filed during the grace period is deemed moot and judgment cannot be entered against the respondent.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled ten oral hearings for the month of October 2023. October 10, 2023 - 10 AM [In Person]: Edward Levy and Marc Padro v. October 11, 2023 - 11 AM: In re Sentry Centers Holdings, LLC , Serial No. October 12, 2023 - 2 PM: Hoodrich Ltd v.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains. In an August 2023 joint submission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hollywood, the recording industry, TV companies, the gaming industry and publishers left little doubt that patience had run out.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has reiterated that there is no “strict or bright-line rule against registration of characters.” Stallard, 2023 USPQ2d 1009 (TTAB 2023). The case is In re Joseph A. By: AEON Law

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

In a significant decision, the Federal Circuit has clarified the weight given to third-party registrations in determining the strength of the opposer’s mark and has firmly placed the burden of showing non-use of such marks on the opposer. In Spireon, Inc. Flex Ltd., 4th 1355 (Fed. By: Haug Partners LLP

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit considered whether “gruyere” cheese can be registered as a trademark in the United States, or whether it is merely a generic term that is not entitled to trademark protection. In its opinion in Interprofession du Gruyere v. Originally published on LAW.COM - Aug.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled six oral hearings for the month of November 2023. November 2, 2023 - 1 PM: Baxter S.r.l. 91263387 [Opposition to registration of BAXTON STUDIO for furniture, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the registered mark BAXTER for furniture.]

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