IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but enforcement is irregular and inconsistent. Third, rights must be registered and enforced in the Philippines under local laws. trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Per the Complaint, Plaintiffs have used the getGo® trademark since at least March 2013 and have sought and secured federal trademark registrations for various getGo® trademarks and logos as set forth below (the “getGo® Marks”). Registration No. Service Mark Registrations, Nos.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

Both copyrights and patents are creatures of federal law in the United States; that is, a patent does not exist until it is issued by the U.S. On the other hand, as a practical matter, trademark owners and a lot of trademark law treat trademarks – mostly, but not entirely – as a kind of intellectual property belonging to the owner.

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Trademark Government Copyright Service Mark 98

The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

35: TTAB Grants MIRAGE BRANDS Cancellation Petition Due To Likelihood of Reverse Confusion On Remand from the CAFC, TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of "NAKED" Registration for Condoms TTABlog Test: Three Recent Section 2(d) Inter Partes Cases - How Did They Come Out? & Design" for Beer? [Yes] Precedential No.

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Cinema Registration Trademark Reporting 67

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Trademark is a kind of intellectual property which is capable of being represented graphically, it can be any word, design, symbol, phrase, design, shape, packaging of goods etc. Trademarks are used to distinguish one person’s goods and services from that of others. certification mark etc. Deceptive Trademark.

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Trademark Registration Intellectual Property Branding 86

IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 14, 2023

A trade name often is designated by the term “doing business as,” “trading as,” or “operating as” to make this distinction from the legal name. The expenses associated with trademark registration pale in comparison to this. Three-dimensional or two-dimensional characteristics may be used in industrial designs.

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Marketing Marketing Intellectual Property Branding 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2022

You may use the circled “R” (®) only after successfully trademark registration. However, you may use “TM” ( ) and “SM” (℠) even if you did not file for registration. Below, I break down in greater detail what these marks mean. In fact, you do not need to use it, but it is wise idea.

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Kashishipr

JULY 27, 2022

In simple terms, it pertains to the original creations of the human intellect, including inventions, symbols, designs, artistic works, literary works, and so on. The post Understanding the Role Intellectual Property Plays in Mergers and Acquisitions appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It has trademark registrations for the word mark “NEO4J.” The parties previously partnered nonexclusively so that PureThink would sell and support the commercial version of Neo4j; upon termination, PureThink expressly agreed to “cease using any trademarks, service marks and other designations of Plaintiffs.”

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In a precedential decision the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) affirmed a refusal to register a character featured in a video game on the grounds that the proposed design mark failed to function as a trademark. Color was not claimed as part of the mark. [1] Color was not claimed as part of the mark. [1]

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Regarding the IPR matters, Cambodia has issued the following legal documents: • Law concerning Marks, Trade Name and Acts of Unfair Competition dated January 8, 2002; • Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs, in force since January 2003; • Law on Copyright and Related Right, in force since March 2003.

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Trademark Service Mark Intellectual Property Registration 52

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 3, 2023

“Failure to Function” refers to a situation where a trademark application is rejected because the proposed mark is deemed incapable of fulfilling its essential role as a source identifier. Therefore, in order to acquire a registration, a trademark must function as a trademark along with being distinctive.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I start with MGM and Penn State, not because MGM’s registered trademark and Penn State’s common law one are at odds, but because they are two well-known acoustic, or sound (or auditory), marks that can help us understand those sounding off recently about such non-traditional trademarks.

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Trademark Registration Music Intellectual Property 52

Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whether you’re interested in trademark screening, searching, clearance, registration, or watching, refer to this glossary of key terms to help you in your day-to-day role. Absolute grounds for refusal of registration are factors within the individual trademark in isolation which hinder registration. See registration fee.

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Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Designs 52

Patently-O

JANUARY 26, 2024

The court found substantial evidence supported the TTAB’s conclusion that the slogan fails to function as a source identifier for the applicant GO & Associates’ goods and services. The opinion here is more nuanced. See, TMEP § 1202.04(b)

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Registration Trademark Service Mark Trademark Law 62

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

The TTABlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. At the request of the USPTO under Fed. 2022-1961 (Fed. widely used slogans), but nevertheless function as source-identifiers.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

13, 2023) , the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s refusal to register the mark EVERYBODY VS RACISM because it failed to function as a trademark. The examining attorney refused registration under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1052 and 1053, finding that the mark failed to function as a source identifier and instead conveyed an informational message.

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