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Precedential No. 1: TTAB Orders Cancellation of CAPTAIN CANNABIS Registration for Comic Books: Petitioner Proved Priority By Use Analogous to Trademark Use

The TTABlog

The TTAB has re-designated as precedential its September 2022 opinion in this cancellation proceeding. The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Davidson , Cancellation No. Andrusiek v.

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Getting your Industrial Design Registration in Oman

IP and Legal Filings

Industrial Design in Oman. Industrial drawing and design consist of the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of an article, and can include three-dimensional features, such as the shape of an article, or two-dimensional features, such as pattern, lines, or colour. Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.

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Sweeter than Watermelon: When are Fruit Designs Functional?

LexBlog IP

The Third Circuit affirmed the cancellation of plaintiff PIM Brands, Inc.’s PIM’s watermelon-colored wedge trademark looks like this: PIM used the trademark in connection with Sour Jacks Wedges, of which the original version is watermelon flavored. The defendant, Haribo of America Inc. PIM appealed.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 23-September 29)

SpicyIP

on 23 August, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The plaintiff, proprietor of “HEALTH OK” trademark, accused the defendants of selling products under the confusingly similar mark “ALL OK+.” The Court recognised this said resemblance between the competing trademarks and found that there was a prima facie case for infringement.

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TTAB Orders Cancellation of Safety Helmet Registrations Due to Lack of Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

In a whopping 163-page opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of two registrations for the configuration of safety helmets, rejecting Petitioner Honeywell's Section 2(e)(5) functionality claim but sustaining Honeywell's claim of lack of acquired distinctiveness. Cancellation No. referred to as the "Ridge Designs").

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

LexBlog IP

The legal world is buzzing about AI and its use for all kinds of things, including generating logos, text, and other things people would normally want to register for copyright or trademark protection. For starters, Bob’s Burgers is already a trademark belonging to someone else. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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Safety Helmet Product Configuration Trademark Registrations Demolished by Lack of Evidence of Acquired Distinctiveness

LexBlog IP

The USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) recently ordered the cancellation of two trademark registrations for product configurations of safety helmets, shown below and both directed to “ a three dimensional configuration of two ridges located along the center of a safety helmet.”