LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2023

In 2024, the trademark process timeline to registration can take between twelve to eighteen months at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). That is why it is crucial to have an experienced trademark attorney file a trademark for you.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Of all the factors surrounding your choice of a US patent agent or lawyer, timeliness is one of the easiest things to control. Of all the factors surrounding your choice of a US patent agent or lawyer, timeliness is one of the easiest things to control. How promptly is the US patent agent or attorney reporting Office Actions?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2022

The Trademark Modernization Act (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Below are the most notable changes made by the TMA and key takeaways for trademark practitioners and brand owners. New Procedures for Challenging Registered Trademarks and Pending Applications.

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Patentably Defined

AUGUST 28, 2022

The trademark timeline for most applications is around 13 months. It takes over a year because the USPTO receives over 600,000 applications each year, and every trademark application is reviewed by an examining attorney. Although the trademark timeline is made up of several steps and phases, it isn’t as bad as it looks.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In our previous post, we discussed how a cannabis business can take steps to avoid potential trademark infringement claims. In this release, we will discuss how a cannabis business can use trademarks for brand protection – despite the fact that federal law prohibits filing a cannabis-related trademark.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Registrar of Trademarks rather scathingly pointed out a glaring error in an order passed by the Senior Examiner of Trademarks. Instead of informing the Examiner that the order was blank, the Appellant instead wrote to him the very next day enquiring about the grounds for the decision taken by him, to no avail.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But the flipside is that it’s seen in light of what the Office needs to worry about. There have been problems with defenses; the Office doesn’t have to worry about infringement, so nothing changes. Volume of decisions by hearing officers: registrability decisions have first mover advantage.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

Introduction Trademarks are recognised phrases, words, or symbols that designate a certain item and lawfully distinguish it from all other items of the same type. A trademark is a valuable intellectual property that businesses use to differentiate their brand from their competitors’ in the market.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 31, 2022

The global fashion distributer, ZARA is currently engaged in a trademark dispute with Amber Kotrri, the owner of “House of Zana.” In April 2022, ZARA submitted a notice of opposition to Kotrri’s trademark application, claiming that brand names were “conceptually identical” for customers.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A step-by-step guide to the trademark Registration process and timelines. Jump to: Trademark Timeline Overview. Q: What happens once I file a trademark application? Trademark Intake Form. Trademark Search. Trademark Application Preparation. trademark TIMELINE OVERVIEW. Q: Why such a long wait?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, December 14, 2023 — On December 13th, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially announced its selection of Atlanta as the site for its new Southeast Regional Office.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Registrar of Trademarks. Then we discussed the Bombay High Court’s decision to rebuke the Patent Office for dismissing a patent application without providing sufficient reasons for the same. We’ve had a busy week at SpicyIP with lots of IP developments on and off the blog. Did we miss anything big? Highlights of the Week.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Some issues arise due to different limitations by foreign patent offices. For example, the USPTO imposes a 150 word limit on abstracts which may be lower than foreign patent office requirements. All the time. A PPH request, however, might not significantly bump up the wait time for the first Office Action.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This post is about patents and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration. Six local IP firms in the OAPI region were selected to pilot the project with the office’s intention to make online filing of applications mandatory should the trial phase be completed successfully.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The failure to consider this all important question can lead to regret down the road. The most obvious action item is to pay the issue fee by the non-extendable 3-month deadline. You might be asking, “Why not pay this immediately so you don’t have to worry about the deadline?” ” Good question.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

What is a TMA petition based on trademark nonuse? Third parties can now file petitions to remove some or all of the non-used goods or services in a trademark registration without going through the more expensive and lengthy process of a TTAB trademark cancellation. The TMA final rule can be found here.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. REELZ allegedly told advertisers that the “working title” of the show was “PD Live,” and went so far as to announce that “REELZ ADDS #1 TV SHOW TO OUR PROGRAMS LINEUP” with “ALL NEW LIVE EPISODES.”

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 22, 2021

Trademarks are powerful marketing tools that can help a potential customer not only to recall the associated brand but also to affiliate the words of the trademark with that brand. You may want to trademark a phrase to control how your brand is perceived in the minds of potential customers. Doing this has several advantages.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

DECEMBER 28, 2021

USPTO regulations implementing two new procedures for challenging registered marks, as well as other provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), went into effect on December 18, 2021. The deadline to respond will be three months, and a one-month extension may be obtained for a $125 USD fee. The rules of use in the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2023

The rationale for this order was that the video contravenes section 29(9) of the Trademarks Act and is targeted towards ‘Real’. The rationale for this order was that the video contravenes section 29(9) of the Trademarks Act and is targeted towards ‘Real’. Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Srujan Sangai.

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More Than Your Mark

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the examination process. 154(b)(1)(A) = Promptness of Patent and Trademark Office Response. ii) When the USPTO fails to respond to an applicant’s Reply within 4 months. PTA can be calculated as: PTA = (Days of PTO delay) – (Days of Applicant Delay). 154(b)(1)).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2023

On March 22, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the trademark parody case captioned Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. 1125(c)(3)(C), thus barring as a matter of law a claim of dilution by tarnishment under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act (TDRA). VIP Products LLC. If so, you should not have a dog.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2023

On March 22, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the trademark parody case captioned Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. § 1125(c)(3)(C), thus barring as a matter of law a claim of dilution by tarnishment under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act (TDRA). VIP Products LLC. ” If so, you should not have a dog.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Looking at the Data from the IPO Annual Reports Patent filings and grants are at an all-time high in India. Looking for an answer, Swaraj, Praharsh, and Anshuman explore the data from the Indian Patent Office’s annual reports in their post. [ This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Yashna Walia.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

A trademark Statement of Use (“ SOU ”) is a sworn statement that provides United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) proof of use in commerce via (1) a specimen and (2) a $100 fee/Class. the trademark Statement of Use fee. the trademark Statement of Use fee. What is a Trademark Statement of Use?

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Patently-O

MAY 23, 2023

By Chris Holman Much has been already been written about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Amgen v. Sanofi , including Dennis’s prompt response. Speaking for myself, I read Amgen as an endorsement of the Federal Circuit’s current interpretation and application of the enablement requirement, and maintenance of the status quo.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2022

There are three distinct trademark symbols you may use is the registered trademark symbol “R” (®) , the small “ TM” ( ) symbol , and the “SM” (℠) symbol. Overview: Which Trademark Symbol Should I Use? Put the ® to the upper right of your trademark. What Are Trademarks?

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

IPR is extremely important in all of these cases because the value of these items must be preserved. of the population of India having ingress to the world wide web and ever growing e-commerce market which is forecasted to reach about twenty billion euros by 2030, it becomes pertinent to analyse the interconnect between these two. [1]

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

In April, against all odds, Barlow & Bear took home the trophy over such Broadway luminaries as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Schwartz. The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. original sound – Abigail Barlow.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

All rights reserved. Supreme Court issued numerous landmark decisions in 2020, among those—for trademark scholars and practitioners— Romag Fasteners, Inc. Published in Landslide , Vol. 3, January/February 2021, by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. Fossil, Inc. Practitioners should expect that juries will ?nd

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The technology industry is well-known for its agility, often launching products that not only respond to the latest consumer trends, but that disrupt the consumer consciousness and industries at large. And while legal service providers also meaningfully innovate, the legal system itself often lags behind innovation.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Last week on the blog we featured posts with nuanced discussions on burning issues surrounding patents, trademarks, and copyright. Aside from the question of Sci-hub’s legality or not, it may be time to start paying more attention to the context of looking into “why” a sci-hub or libgen is needed at all.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

Highlighting the facts of the case and the order’s emphasis on the need to hold a pre-institution mediation under the Commercial Act, he discusses apposite remedy of granting an interim injunction, in a counterfactual situation where the petitioner would have convinced the court about the possible infringement. Highlights of the Week.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2023

So how are the authorities responding on this front? In part I, Anshuman discusses the ‘Open House’ sessions on Patents (June 7) and Designs, GI and Copyright (June 9) and part II of his post will discuss the session on Trademark (June 12) along with his takeaways.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Upon a few trial runs, she remarks that the platform is pretty user friendly and all the relevant information related to a judgement is made available to the user such as date of the decision, status of the case and case number within the platform. Wheels of Trademark Go Round-and-Round: Analyzing the ‘Yezdi’ Order of Karnataka High Court.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day! Image from here The Delhi High Court has recently been remanding back a lot of unreasoned orders from the IP Offices rejecting a patent or trademark application. [This Weekly Review has been co-authored with Shikhar Chauhan.

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