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Finding MRS. COLORADO Use-less, TTAB Grants Petition for Cancellation

The TTABlog

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark MRS. COLORADO , finding that Respondent Abundance Productions had not used the mark in commerce in connection with "Entertainment in the nature of beauty pageants" on or before the filing date of the underlying application. Emphasis supplied].

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Precedential No. 11: TTAB Upholds 2(a) False Connection Refusal of LEATHERNECKS for Motorcycle Club Membership

The TTABlog

Section 2(a), in pertinent part, prohibits registration of “matter which may … falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols." The Club argued that Section 2(a) does not apply to collective membership marks but the Board disagreed. 2008 TTAB LEXIS 19, at *55 (TTAB 2008)."

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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. Granting patents registrations is generally based on a first-to-file (or first-to-invent, depending on the country) basis. Collective marks may be registered and are treated as ordinary trademarks for the purposes of substantive examination.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

trademarks, service marks, commercial names, and designations; industrial designs; and any other rights stemming from intellectual endeavors in industrial, scientific, literary, or artistic spheres. 2] Eastern Book Co v D B Modak, (2008) 1 SCC 1. [3] 3] PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE MANUAL. [4] 6] Thaler V Vidal, No. 21-2347 (Fed.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

In 2008, Sydney Cabs and Manly Cabs entered a Business Sale Agreement ( BSA ) which stated that Sydney Taxis would obtain certain telephone numbers of Manly Cabs at completion but did not describe the mechanism by which this was to occur ( Disputed Numbers ). To succeed, the Complainant needed to satisfy three elements under the.au

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered. The Ardagh analysis echoes the analysis found in American courts and registration controversies, such as in the case of Ride The Ducks, LLC v.