IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision finding dilution by blurring and sustaining two oppositions filed by Spotify AB against two marijuana-related trademark applications. On January 11, the U.S. Applicant U.S. Software Inc.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) accusing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and its management of facilitating the appearance of bias at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in favor of Apple, Inc., Apple has now filed its opposition to that motion.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

The following are the comments our firm submitted today regarding the USPTO’s proposed trademark fee changes and increases: Docket No.: Pelton & Associates, PLLC Regarding “Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025” The following are the comments of Erik M. trademark registrations.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2022

The Trademark Modernization Act (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Below are the most notable changes made by the TMA and key takeaways for trademark practitioners and brand owners. New Procedures for Challenging Registered Trademarks and Pending Applications. commerce.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

This week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced a new pilot program for holding Final Pretrial Conferences (FPC) in certain inter partes disputes (i.e., oppositions and cancellations) before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO correctly refused to register the mark ".SUCKS SUCKS ", in standard characters and a stylized, pixelated font, because it does not function as a trademark for the services of the applicant's domain name registry operator.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

holding – in Chief Justice Roberts’ 5-4 opinion – that “the unreviewable authority wielded by [administrative patent judges, or APJs] during inter partes review [IPR] is incompatible with their appointment by the Secretary [of Commerce] to an inferior office.” and Sweet 16 Musical Properties Inc.

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