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Thinking of Registering a Service Mark That Primarily Benefits Your Company? Think Again

IP Intelligence

If you are contemplating registering a service mark that primarily benefits your company and not others, don’t bother; it will be refused registration. This issue was recently addressed by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in In re California Highway Patrol, SN 88796327 (TTAB Nov.

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Thinking of Registering a Service Mark That Primarily Benefits Your Company? Think Again

LexBlog IP

If you are contemplating registering a service mark that primarily benefits your company and not others, don’t bother; it will be refused registration. This issue was recently addressed by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in In re California Highway Patrol, SN 88796327 (TTAB Nov. ” Id. ” Id.

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Difference Between Trademark And Design Registration In India

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark, and design are two very crucial kinds of IPRs which provide a certain extent of protection at their levels. There exist several IPRs and it is important to be aware of which one is suitable for your brand/ business. There are added benefits to each IPR that come along with their registration.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1].

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Precedential No. 9: Business Card Specimen Does Not Prove Use of Collective Membership Mark, Says TTAB

The TTABlog

Section 4 of the Trademark Act provides for registration of a collective membership mark, defined as a trademark or service mark adopted by a collective and used by members to indicate membership in the collective. However, in her declaration, Ms. It does not identify her as a member. 60 USPQ2d at 1700.

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Hark! The Herald Trademarks Sing: A Holiday Trademark Extravaganza

LexBlog IP

‘Twas a day in December, when all through the blog, we were writing ‘bout trademarks, as if in a fog. When, what to our wondering eyes should appear, but holiday trademarks, so lovely and dear. The PTO said, as it reviewed the files, we’ve got holiday trademarks, we’ve got ‘em in piles! 1871712).

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Today, it’s about the trade marks. February: In Nigeria, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022 , was signed into law. Furthermore, Nollywood actress Ann Njemanze sued famous filmmaker Zeb Ejiro and Filmone Entertainment and Film Trybe Media for infringing on her copyright and trademark of “DOMITILLA”.

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