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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

Concluding that the phrase THIS IS FOR MY GIRLS appears on the specimens of record solely as a song title, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark for "entertainment information; musical composition for others; production of musical sound recording." In re Di-Namic Records , Serial No.

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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. Nominees can be individuals, groups or corporations.

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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. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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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. Nominees can be individuals, groups or corporations.

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Trademark: What’s In it for You?

Velocity of Content

In contrast, trademarks in the United States —in some instances referred to as service marks or trade names—are created by use by a person “in commerce”; technically, no government approval is required. Copyright Office, after what amounts to a much lighter review process. See also: RC Cola, Polar Cola, Jolt!—and and so on. )

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Importance of Nice Classification

IP and Legal Filings

The Nice Agreement, concluded at Nice in 1957, revised at Stockholm in 1967 and at Geneva in 1977, and amended in 1979, establishes a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks (the Nice Classification). Class 13: Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.

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TM co-owner can't challenge uses authorized by other co-owners (bonus Lexmark reasoning)

43(B)log

The Giant agreement provided that the service mark “JADE” would be held exclusively by the Jade Group, that at no time would more than one member of the Jade Group appear on a non-Jade Group recording, and that no additional members would be added to the Jade Group without Giant’s consent.