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Precedential No. 17: TTAB Rules that Retail Offering of One's Own Goods Qualifies as a "Service" Under the Trademark Act

The TTABlog

The question, then, was "whether, as a matter of law, online retail store or mail order activities featuring only a party’s own goods are 'services' as contemplated in the Trademark Act." The Trademark Act defines "service mark" but does not define "services." Emphasis by the Board]. "[O]nline citing Giant Food Inc.

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Trademark Symbols ®, ™, ? – An Overview

LexBlog IP

For instance, during a televised American football broadcast, you may hear and see the following “ the NFL® is a registered trademark of the National Football League.” This mark adds value by telling consumers your mark is high quality, trusted, and that you are presumably policing your brand.

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Welcome Back to TM Incapability and Merely Informational USPTO Refusals

DuetsBlog

signage and other brand messaging to a nostalgic and feel-good tune from the mid-70s , I thought, just maybe, Welcome Back! finally was added to its menu of marks. as a signal of its brand? Seeing how Applebee’s creatively linked its longstanding Welcome Back! If so, would the USPTO respect it?