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Protection of Trademarks in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. The Philippines Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) maintains a registry of patents and trademarks that is widely recognized in Southeast Asia. A trademark applicant may be a natural or juridical person. For example, U.S.

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TTAB Decides Ownership Dispute Over THE COWBOY ARMS HOTEL AND RECORDING SPA for Recording Studio Services

The TTABlog

In an ownership dispute that "has the makings of a country song," the Board found that legendary country singer Cowboy Jack Clement and Opposer Clementvision, Inc., a company he formed, owned the mark THE COWBOY ARMS HOTEL AND RECORDING SPA for approximately 38 years before Cowboy Jack passed away in 2013.

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Trademarks vs. Copyrights for Startups

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. This article will address trademarks and copyrights, but the law firm of TraskBritt can assist with any intellectual property law needs. Trademarks and copyrights offer different protections.

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Cybersquatting – A Menace in Digital India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

All companies ensure that their domain names co-relate with their respective trademarks. It helps the consumer correlate and identify the company based on their trademark. It prohibited the defendants from using the name “yahooindia.com” They could not use any other trademark that is alike the plaintiff’s brand.

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TTABlog Quarterly Index: July - September 2022

The TTABlog

TTABlog Test: Is HI-FI Confusable With HIGH FIDELITY for Overlapping Marketing Services ? Yes] TTAB Orders Cancellation of CAPTAIN CANNABIS Registration for Comic Books: Petitioner Proved Priority By Use Analogous to Trademark Use TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? Abandonment: Precedential No.

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Precedential No. 26: TTAB Denies "HAPPIEST HOUR" Cancellation Petition for Failure to Prove Priority Via Technical or Analogous TM Use

The TTABlog

Its evidence regarding its first rendering of services under the mark was "characterized by contradictions, inconsistencies, and indefiniteness." Its claim of use analogous to trademark use failed because its prior publicity "was not sufficiently clear, widespread and repetitive." Emphasis by the Board). See Couture v.

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Precedential No. 29: After an Exhausting 2(d) Analysis, TTAB Finds HME (Stylized) Confusable with KME for Building Products

The TTABlog

The Board found opposer's mark to be "inherently distinctive and conceptually strong, of average commercial strength." And the parties’ market interface weighed slightly in favor of opposer "to the extent the parties acknowledged a need for Applicant to choose a non-confusingly similar mark."