The TTABlog

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Mark appears prominently on signage for county offices, in cluding the county courthouse, appears on the wall of the meeting room of the County Board of Supervisors, and on maps depicting the location of county offices. [W]e Municipality?: And a county may adopt a charter.

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Government Licensing Trademark Registration 76

Patently-O

MARCH 26, 2024

It creates a class of speculative schemers who make it their business to watch the advancing wave of improvement, and gather its foam in the form of patented monopolies, which enable them to lay a heavy tax upon the industry of the country, without contributing anything to the real advancement of the art. Atlantic Works v. Brady , 107 U.S.

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Invention Art Patent Designs 57

43(B)log

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau prohibits labeling likely to mislead a consumer and must approve all labels prior to use. It also has the authority to create appellations of origin for wine grapes and American viticultural areas. The labels describe the wine at issue here as an “Oregon Pinot Noir.”

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Graphic Design Government Designs Design 56

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

C’s first subject matter—maps, charts, and books—may help us think about what facts are (as distinguished from works?). These are two sides of the same coin: © protects only works of authors as a constitutional matter. Uses them to show what’s not protectable—no author may © ideas or facts. Do I really know what a fact is?

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Copyright Moral Rights Artwork Art 59

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Map onto 3 main rationales for ROP. Decedent’s operative intent to extinguish property right—when you bury people w/jewelry by their choice, no estate tax; it just disappears. That can map onto behavioral law & economics. Catholic tradition about authority over congregation/knowledge is very different. Body parts.

Registration 52

Registration False Advertising Advertising Advertising 52

43(B)log

JUNE 29, 2023

The relation b/t different provisions of DSM—link tax, data mining, “value gap,” etc—is unclear. We’ll just behave like we do with Google Maps and follow what the automated systems tell us. Maybe a few national authorities will dominate rather than 27. Vagueness of the safe harbors in that directive is no indicator of success.

Law 52

Law Privacy Litigation Social Media 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

Ownership is only transferred if the author of the original work expressly provides for it and consents to it, just as it is with copyright transfers. Finally, if you buy something, you must know its value so that you can include it in your tax returns and insurance policy. Author: Anuja Saraswat – a student of B.A.LL.B

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Ownership Branding 40