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TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim

The TTABlog

In another of those battles between a rock band and one of its members, the Board again sided with the band, granting a petition for cancellation of a registration for THE PLIMSOULS for "entertainment in the nature of live performances by a musical band." The band is entitled to request cancellation of the involved registration for its name.

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The IPKat is curled up beside the warm glow of the latest IP intrigue, events and purr-spectives. Calls and opportunities 30 June – 3 July 2024: 42nd ATRIP Congress Luiss Guido Carli University is hosting an event entitled 'Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability, Towards a New Social Contract for the Digital Economy?’

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Trademark Lessons from a Swiftie

Erik K Pelton

And a trademark application has a lot of elements that go into it: the drawing, the description of goods and services, the dates of use, the evidence of use, the ownership. Incredible musicians playing on stage, dancers, choreographers, a whole team of people that make this event great. It takes a lot of help to make something great.

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court declines to drop hammer on competing game despite registrations

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WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Eleonora Rosati informed readers of the upcoming Fashion Law London event on AI in Fashion. IPKat readers can take advantage of a 15% discount on the registration fee. The event, co-hosted by the IPKat, will be held at Simmons & Simmons’ offices in Citypoint, Moorgate.

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Movie titles and character titles as trade marks? Nigeria's Trade Marks Tribunal weighs in

The IPKat

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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MAD MONSTER PARTY for Horror and Pop Culture Conventions and Magazines Not Confusable with MONSTER ENERGY, Says TTAB

The TTABlog

Monster claimed a likelihood of confusion with several registered MONSTER -formative marks used in connection with energy drinks, supplements, fruit juice and soft drinks; clothing, sports bags and stickers; and the services of promoting sports and music events and competitions for others.

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