The TTABlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The similarities in the marks and the goods, "Opposer’s history of renaming and restructuring itself, combined with Opposer’s prior ownership of Applicant’s brass division, industry norms concerning legal entity changes," outweighed any purchaser sophistication. KME Germany GmbH v. Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Seems like a nonsequitur to me - ed.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

19: TTAB Affirms Section 2(b) Refusals of Orange County "Unofficial" Insignia Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion: TTABlog Test: Is "MOXIE SCRUBS" & Design Confusable with "MOXIE" for Clothing? [No] 13th DuPont Factor Saves Four "GAIA" Marks For Supplements From Section 2(d) Refusal Precedential No. Abandonment: Precedential No.

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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. This type of merger transaction helps increase the market size of the business. Such companies are indirect competitors, although they sell different products and services.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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]. In Freudenberg Gala Household Ltd v.

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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.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Similarly, registering trademarks is based on a first-to-file (or first-to-use, depending on the country), so rights holders should consider how to obtain patent and trademark protection before introducing their products or services to the Philippine market. government cannot enforce rights for private individuals in the Philippines.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Giant agreement provided that the service mark “JADE” would be held exclusively by the Jade Group, that at no time would more than one member of the Jade Group appear on a non-Jade Group recording, and that no additional members would be added to the Jade Group without Giant’s consent.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 3, 2023

The more familiar the term or phrase is, the less likely it will be a mark that could be used to identify a single source of goods or services. Marks consisting of designs or patterns may also be rejected as a failure to function. Descriptive marks directly convey information about the product or service.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 1, 2023

The Board upheld the USPTO's refusals to register the two proposed marks shown below, for "hotel services; provision of conference, exhibition, and meeting facilities," finding that the building designs are not inherently distinctive and lack secondary meaning. In re Palacio Del Rio, Inc. Serial Nos.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

The regulations for the use of the mark must be submitted officially as a part of the registration process. See also certification mark. What is a combination mark? In a combination mark the text is usually also protected as a word mark, unless a disclaimer applies. What is a Community Trade Mark, CTM?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

More specifically, several market research studies have noted that the introduction of trade dress protection has significantly benefited and furthered the food and beverage industry. The Lanham Act, also known as the Trademark Act of 1946 is the US Federal Statute that regulates trademarks, service marks, and unfair competition.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered.

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