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TTAB Denies Bertini's Petition for Cancellation of APPLE Registration Due to Failure of Proof of Abandonment

The TTABlog

Bertini petitioned to cancel a registration for the mark APPLE for a host of entertainment and other services in class 41, claiming that Apple Inc. abandoned the mark through nonuse. However, Bertini failed to make a prima facie case of nonuse, and so the Board denied the petition. Charles Bertini v. Cancellation No.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1]. 8] 2011 (48) PTC 235 (Del.) (DB)

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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. 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23). 3137680), the lightsaber sound from Star Wars (as Reg. As noted (at 498, fn. 523,616.