Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Top Trademark Trends of 2021. 2021 was a busy year in the world of trademarks. The uncertainties of COVID in a second year couldn’t stop huge application filing numbers and many developments in the world of trademarks. Trademark scams continued to proliferate, despite some increased efforts to crack down.

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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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Patently-O

JUNE 29, 2022

Coca-Cola holds the trademark rights in India, but not in the USA. In 2012, the Meenaxi registered the two word marks with the USPTO (THUMS UP & LIMCA). McCarthy on Trademarks § 29:1. Here though, the this population centric notion of trademark law falls to the hard principle of U.S. This is plainly insufficient.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) organized an anti-piracy symposium where several experts discussed recent achievements, new challenges, and potential solutions. They openly advertise themselves through billboards and register for trademarks, as Magis TV recently did. They’re registering for trademarks.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JULY 30, 2023

Hyundai Motor America, 2012 WL 1022247 (S.D.N.Y., March 22, 2012) and covered. The post Trademark parodies and iconic marks: can foul become fair? In 2010 I wrote this post about a now-notorious case, eventually ensconced as Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Kashishipr

MAY 11, 2022

A trademark refers to a recognizable expression, design, or sign uniquely identifying the products or services of a specific source and differentiating them from those of others. A trademark may be located on the packaging, voucher, label, or the product itself. Law on Color Trademarks in India.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Introduction To make it easier for consumers to identify the source of a specific commodity or service, trademarks serve this goal. This is why having a trademark is so crucial to the economy. A trademark communicates to the consumer the origin and calibre of the products or services.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

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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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2023

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus (“Cyprus”) lost its latest attempt to obtain trademark protection for its famous cheese, “Halloumi,” in a decision dated January 20, 2023. Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On appeal, the QCCA agreed with the trial judge.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Given the significance of a company’s trademarks to its brand identity, this post is dedicated to providing some insight about trademark considerations for a corporate rebrand. Trademarks. Changes to a company’s name, logo, or slogans often engage trademark rights. Trademarks may be registered under the Act in Canada.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The trademark dispute between Olympic and Retrolympic was a bit interesting owing to the dispute about the likelihood of confusion between the competing marks. The marks are Retrolympic and IOC trademark ‘Olympic.’ The Federal Supreme Court rules that the German Olympic Protection Act provides special trademark protection for Olympia.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Specifically, Cox alleges the metadata on the evidence indicates that they are files from 2016 though the case only deals with 2012-2014. However, Cox is appealing that ruling to the Fourth Circuit and is claiming that the labels either withheld or manipulated the evidence against them.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Generic Trademarks: An Introduction. A trademark refers to a name, mark, or sign through which the products belonging to a company or a person can be distinguished from other products in the market. Primarily, trademarks perform four functions. Firstly, trademarks help distinguish one product from another in the market.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

C Union of India (2012). While actions against infringement of copyright or trademark are welcome, the same should not be at the cost of choking a free market or the rights of small businessmen and entrepreneurs to carry on with their business ( Vasundhara Majithia ). Why Does it Matter? E-Infringement Merely Academic Distinction?

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently released an update to its Orange Book patent and biologic patent study, examining post-grant petitions filed against Orange Book patents and biologic patents between September 16, 2012, and June 30, 2021.

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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. Appointed to TTAB in 2012. Appointed to TTAB in 2012. Rogers and then proceeding alphabetically. Rogers, Gerard F.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

SpicyIP Tidbit: The Evergreen Conundrum: DHC Grants Interim Injunction to Evergreen Sweet House in a Trademark Dispute In a recent trademark dispute between Evergreen Sweet House v. the original plaintiff) filed a suit to protect four registered Kirloskar trademarks against alleged infringers. Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Payal Saraogi, on a recent decision of the Delhi High Court on Google’s use of trademarks as advertisement keywords. Revival of the Third-party Trademark as a Keyword Dispute. Google India Private Limited and others. The parties and their positions.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The context surrounding the litigation shows that protecting business interests is not trademark law’s sole function. . For its part, WOTC claims that it retains common law interest in these marks, on the basis that it has continued to use the marks since at least 2012.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has petitioned the U.S. Hyatt has been embroiled in litigation with the USPTO for decades and won a previous Supreme Court appeal in 2012. . Gilbert Hyatt, an inventor who has been granted more than 70 patents and has filed more than 400 applications with the U.S.

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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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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board for benefit of priority to U.S. 61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP 1 in Interference No. 106,127 (which names ToolGen as Senior Party), asking the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 17, 2023

Furthermore, it is unclear how the education of students will be affected by passing or not passing an interim injunction in a trademark infringement suit. The question is if we need to concretize the “nature of a business” as a relevant factor for granting injunctions in trademark cases.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) established its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in September 2012. As mandated by the America Invents Act, the PTAB conducts administrative trials, such as inter partes reviews, and handles appeals from examiner rejections of patent applications.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If the title sounds familiar, you are part of the reason Booking.com successfully trademarked “Booking.com” while paving the way for owners of similar marks to receive trademark protection. The Decision. Justice Breyer disagreed with the majority’s decision, specifically (1) that placing “.com”

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43(B)log

JANUARY 4, 2023

A gift given to my daughter (the cat kindly agreed to stop sitting on it for 10 seconds to allow this picture to be taken): Some other vacation TM T-shirts: 2012 , 2014 , 2016.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2022

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been a lightning rod since it was established on September 16, 2012. In recent years, it is undeniable that the PTAB has become fairer, although there are still obvious improvements that can and should be made.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Originally posted 2012-03-30 14:37:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Second Circuit, just yesterday (March 29, 2012) has issued an opinion called Louis Vuitton v. 08-4483-cv(L)) sure to bring joy to the hearts of trademark counterfeiting enforcers everywhere. Ly USA, Inc. (08-4483-cv(L))

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. Unlike patents, trademark protection is held indefinitely. Introduction: Appreciating art, culture, and innovation is a prevalent practice for ages.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 14, 2022

It was bound to happen sooner or later—and in fact it happened back in 2012. Someone sued to have “Google” declared generic and the registration of the trademark(s) “GOOGLE” canceled. The post Verb That Adjective Noun! Google” Is Not (Yet) Generic. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is a trademark case. Dollar Financial holds registered trademarks for MONEY MART – the name it uses for its payday and title loan venders as well as pawn shops and pawn brokerages. Dollar Financial ( Fed.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 24, 2022

In June 2021, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an update to its study of America Invents Act (AIA) trials involving challenges to Orange Book-listed and biologic patents from September 16, 2012, through June 30, 2021. Here, we review the statistics and then give an overview of notable biologics decisions to date.

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The Illusion of More

JUNE 7, 2022

“Defcad stands against artificial scarcity, intellectual property, copyright, patentable objects, and regulation in all its forms.” – Cody Wilson, Promo Video, 2013 – In 2012, when this blog was new, I wrote a short piece about Cody Wilson’s vision to combine Second Amendment maximalism with tech-utopianism to ensure that every citizen has even easier (..)

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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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The TTABlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Elgin, the Board’s membership now stands at twenty-seven (27) Administrative Trademark Judges. Prior Professional Experience : Trademark Examining Attorney; Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks; TTAB Staff Attorney; Education : B.A., Appointed to TTAB in 2012. Rogers, Gerard F. Thurmon, Marc A.

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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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