The TTABlog

JULY 30, 2021

Acquired distinctiveness may overcome a Section 2(e)(3) refusal, provided that the mark became distinctive prior to enactment of the NAFTA Implementation Act on December 8, 1993. 15: TTAB Affirms Section 2(e)(3) Refusal of OLD HAVANA as Primarily Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive of Rum Precedential No. 3d 1334, 66 U.S.P.Q.2d

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Registration Copyright 52

TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

The complaint names Daniel Scroggins, Steven Daugherty, and corporate entity Dscroggs Investments LLC as defendants, citing large-scale breaches of the Federal Communications Act and the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. The PrimeStreams Operation.

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Cease and Desist Social Media Branding Brands 127

The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2023

First, this decision is the latest in an ongoing saga focused on two globally valuable Cuban trademarks: COHIBA for cigars and HAVANA CLUB for rum. Rogers, “the father of the Lanham Act,” who was one of three U.S. Both ownership disputes began in the mid-1990s and are as of yet not fully resolved.

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43(B)log

MARCH 18, 2022

Brough Brothers alleged Lanham Act false advertising, common law unfair competition and tortious interference, and a claim under a Kentucky statute that prohibits use of false brands to deceive consumers. Fresh Bourbon counterclaimed for Lanham Act false advertising. POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., This was also true here.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Marketing 69