Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Originally posted 2011-05-03 23:40:13. The post Trademarks of yesterday appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Republished by Blog Post Promoter An odd little display at a garden center in Clifton, New Jersey.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Celebrity trademark messes. Queen of Christmas.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And trademarks have been along for the ride. While there were not, in my opinion, any major court developments affecting trademark owners, there have been many other events and changes that have impacted the world of trademarks over the past 12 months. The year’s biggest story impacted trademarks in a few different ways.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

First posted September 28, 2011. There’s a lot going on, conceptually, in this article entitled “The $800M question: What’s the difference between trademark and copyright?”

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Abstract In the changing landscape of intellectual property law, Trademarks have gone beyond the traditionally used symbols, names, logos to enhance the non-traditional identifiers. Unlike conventional trademarks that primarily use visual elements, non-conventional trademarks engage multiple senses to foster brand recognition.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Eashan has been practicing as an intellectual property advocate and consultant in New Delhi since 2011 and has also authored numerous guest posts for us (see here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here and here ). Eashan shares a short extract from the book’s Preface, highlighting the stimuli for the second edition.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademark law that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion. Additionally, various judgements by courts have provided no straight jurisprudence regarding protection of numeral trademarks. However, protection to numbers have differed.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Introduction Trademarks are no longer confined to words, numbers, or devices. This is primarily because of the clash between the traditional concept of trademarks and the ever-growing need to find newer ways to differentiate one’s product and services from competitors. [1] 7] Is Braille a ‘Mark’ ?

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IP Watchdog

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that Derrick Brent will serve as the Office’s next Deputy Director. He also served for six years as Chief Counsel to Senator Barbara Boxer and was known as “a respected authority on 2011’s America Invents Act,” according to the USPTO’s release.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Prabha Sridevan, Judge, MHC (2000-2010) and Chairperson, IPAB (2011-2013) was recently interviewed by SpicyIP Doctoral Fellow Malobika Sen as part of her doctoral research. the original plaintiff) filed a suit to protect four registered Kirloskar trademarks against alleged infringers. Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

INTRODUCTION Section 29 [1] of the Trademark Act, 1999 , defines infringement as: “Trademarks infringement occurs if an unauthorized party makes use of a registered trademark in a way that is likely to lead to confusion about the origin of the product.” FAMOUS CASES OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT 1.Foreign

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This demonstrates the succinctness and simplicity of the Metaverse’s trademarking mechanism. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. By deterring rip offs, trademarks safeguard a company’s identity and the repute of its brand(s), especially in the Metaverse.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Hence, it is no wonder that the battle for ownership of her trademark is also highly sought after. Barbie’s unique corporate identity, which includes its name, logo, and slogan, has always been carefully protected by trademarks thanks to Mattel’s vigilance.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Originally posted 2011-11-08 08:32:23.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 13, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterAmerica’s greatest natural Trademark Trial and Appeal Board resource, John Welch, has posted part one of his Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2011. Originally posted 2013-10-08 13:01:57.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Originally posted 2011-05-23 16:57:09. Their proud slogan: “Online trademark infringement is the act of using […] The post And Let Google the Dogs of Law appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied petitioner OpenSky Industries’ request for rehearing of an earlier decision denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) of one of two VLSI patents supporting a massive $2.2 On March 28, the U.S. billion infringement damages verdict in U.S. district court.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 10, 2025

Originally posted 2011-05-05 17:33:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Green trademarks” that is. Green-themed, green-related, green to go, green for action! Well, trends aren’t just for marketers — you can find them in the media too.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

With the retirements of Judges Bergsman and Wolfson, the passing of Judge Hudis, and the addition of six judges this year, the Board’s membership now stands at thirty-one (31) Administrative Trademark Judges. Prior Professional Experience : Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; Education : B.A., Rogers, Gerard F.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.

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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2023

But what seems like a probable ramification of the rebranding move is the trademark dispute that the organization is going to face due to this. many of the Trademark attorneys and reporters have questioned the move due to the similar trademarks held by close to a thousand applicants including tech giants like Microsoft and Meta.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Elf on the Shelf was first published in 2005 and is still very much protected by both copyright and trademark. Though the owners of the intellectual property haven’t been quite as litigious as the Seuss estate, they did file a lawsuit in 2011 against a parody book that was slated to be published.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years. The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S.

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 7, 2024

Originally posted 2011-05-19 19:15:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter A Century of Trademark Law: Looking Back and Looking Forward, a photo by Eric Goldman Mountain View on Flickr. Eric Goldman took this picture of me asking him my question during the “Century of Trademark Law” panel at INTA on Tuesday.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) released a public notice inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the different IP guidelines and manuals. The invitation is specific to the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Highlights Finding the Real Burger King: Identical Marks & Prior Use in the Pune Eatery Case It has been 14 years since the Burger King trademark dispute began in India, still with no end in sight. The plaintiff,, filed for summary judgment and permanent injunction against trademark infringement. Ramada International, Inc.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 30, 2021

The case, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. signals broader protections for trademarks vis-à-vis giving online companies latitude to trademark “generic” titles and disagreeing with the federal government’s restrictions. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Booking.com B.V.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

The company recently filed 10 applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the McDonald’s brand and McCafe. The trademarks are for virtual food and beverage products. The trademark of Mc/Mac has been under the debate all around the globe. The trademark of Mc/Mac has been under the debate all around the globe.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so Continue reading

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Plaintiffs to promote their founder’s research made use of several distinctive trademarks, including and various iterations of their four-color graphic logo as presented herein. and that likelihood of confusion is the basic test of both common law trademark infringement and federal statutory trademark infringement.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

5) issue of The Trademark Reporter (TMR). Trademarks, Free Speech, and Fair Competition in a World of New Generic Top-Level Domains , Alpana Roy and Althaf Marsoof. TTABlog comment: Once again, I thank The Trademark Reporter for allowing me to provide this issue to you all. INTA has published the September-October, 2021 (Vol.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 2, 2021

European trademark law requires genuine use of a trademark to maintain registration. Lack of use may cancel a trademark’s registration; as well, any oppositions based on a trademark without genuine use may not withstand a non-usage defense. . Candidate at University of British Columbia. .

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. Under trademark law, however, phrases are frequently deemed not to disclose the commercial origin of products or services, which is a trademark’s primary role. 2017/1001 and thus can be registered as a trademark.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2025

In this case, Tata Trust had two main allegations: first, that the defendant was using the Tata trademark, and second, that his image and name were being misused to hold an event titled THE RATAN TATA NATIONAL ICON AWARD 2024 by a journalist. 2011), which imported the well-known trademark principle to protect well-known names as well.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In the case, Atari had alleged that Redbubble failed to adequately police its marketplace to remove artist uploads that counterfeited or infringed upon Atari’s trademarks in its logo and other iconic images.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 4, 2022

That marked the first time that the Court invalidated a trademark for reasons of bad faith per s. 18(1)(e) of the Trademarks Act (TMA). Judian opened locations specifically in metro Vancouver for the large Chinese Canadian population in this area who would recognize the Beijing Judian trademarks. v Wei Meng.

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