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TTAB Dismisses MANDALAEVERYWEAR Opposition; Opposer Proved Prior Advertisement But Not Prior Rendering of Services

The TTABlog

Opposer James Barnard claimed prior use of the mark MANDALA for business consulting and branding services, and alleged likelihood of confusion with the Applicant's proposed mark MANDALAEVERYWEAR for marketing consulting services. The was fatal to his priority claim and so the Board dismissed the opposition.

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Marketing and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction It often happens that a company’s trademark is confused with its brand and on top of that, the brand name or trade name. A company’s brand on the other hand only exists intangibly, in the minds of the public. This resulted in the creation of brand names and, eventually, trademark protection for brands.

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Call for Nominations for IPLAC Creator of the Year

Chicago IP

Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign. Copyright Law: An important and original work of authorship, in the literary, musical, visual, dramatic or other arts.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Stephen further stated that he was in the process of registering the word for advertising and media business with the aim of providing marketing, branding, and related services, there was a lot of interest in the possibility of registering such a term.

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Call for Nominations for IPLAC Creator of the Year

LexBlog IP

Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign. Copyright Law: An important and original work of authorship, in the literary, musical, visual, dramatic or other arts.

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TTAB Upholds Refusal of "THIS IS FOR MY GIRLS" for Musical Services Because It Appears Only as a Song Title on Applicant's Specimens of Use

The TTABlog

Nothing in the sync license refers to THIS IS FOR MY GIRLS brand musical composition services for others. It noted that, under Di-Namic's logic, "every song is a potential service mark identifying the applied-for services because someone might want to license it."

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Print-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v. Pixels

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Much like Redbubble, Pixels also has a hand in advertising infringing work, allowing users to search for DeYoung artwork and providing a link to view “all Derek DeYoung products,” despite the fact that many of those products originated from unlicensed third parties.

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