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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications

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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 of 37 CFR Part 6, aligning it with the 12th edition, version 2024, of the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Trade Mark Restrictions: The Limit of Monopoly on Common English Words

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ABSTTRACT The constraints placed on trademark registration, particularly concerning common English words by recent judicial review by Justice C. INTRODUCTION For consumer identification and brand protection a crucial mechanism is important which is served by trade mark law.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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Trademark Tussle: Blenders Pride vs. London Pride – A Legal Saga Unraveled

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With the plaintiffs, masters of the venerable ‘Blenders Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’, standing firm against the defendants’ offering of ‘London Pride’, the legal arena becomes a crucible for discerning the veracity of claims and safeguarding the sanctity of intellectual property rights. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Justice Manoj Misra.

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EVERYBODY is VS RACISM, so the Mark Fails as a Source Identifier

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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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The Supreme Court Limits the Extraterritorial Reach of the Lanham Act

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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.