The TTABlog

MAY 28, 2024

The CAFC affirmed the Board's dismissal of two petitions for cancellation on the ground of lack of entitlement to a statutory cause of action under Section 1064 of the Trademark Act. May 23, 2024) [Precedential]. The CAFC was therefore satisfied that the appellant met its burden as to Article III standing. 2023-1383 (Fed.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2024

ABSTTRACT The constraints placed on trademark registration, particularly concerning common English words by recent judicial review by Justice C. This article explores real world examples, international perspectives and aims to provide comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding trademark restriction.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) to deny registration of “EVERYBODY VS RACISM” because the “public is unlikely to associate the mark. In re GO & Assocs., 2022-1961, 2023 U.S.

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SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

For a well-known trademark, range of protection extends to dissimilar goods and services as well. The extended protection is susceptible to misuse if owners of well-known trademarks enforce their rights against bona fide users too. On February 19, 2024 the petitioner’s mark was declared to be a well-known mark.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court adopted a restrictive view of the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act, holding that federal trademark law cannot support a claim for trademark infringement against solely foreign conduct. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. Read the opinion here.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In his article, "Queer Trademarks," Michael P. Goodyear, Acting Assistant Professor at New York University School of Law and Fellow at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law Policy, provides an enlightening analysis of the impact of Matal v. Brunetti on the registration of trademarks that refer to LGBTQ+ persons.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The matter is listed before the court on 22 March 2024. 316 US 203] “the protection to trademark is the law’s recognition of the psychological functions of the symbols”. Mr. Jacob Jacoby in his article, “The Psychological Foundations of Trademark Law: Secondary Meaning, Generism, Fame, Confusion, Dilution.”

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