The TTABlog

MAY 16, 2023

The Board denied a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark LITTLE NOTES for address books, greeting cards, calendars, note paper, and the like, rejecting Petitioner Comptime's claim of likelihood of confusion with its alleged common law rights in the same mark for overlapping goods. Comptime, Inc.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In June of 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that a “generic.com” is eligible for trademark registration so long as the consumer recognized the mark as a distinguishing member of a certain class of goods or services. [i] The Decision. The second problem Justice Breyer has is that adding “.com”

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CS for "amplifiers," finding that Petitioner Adamson Systems proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Respondent Peavey Electronics had discontinued use of the CS mark on amplifiers, with intent not to resume use.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In this case, the UK IPO rejected a revocation action on the ground that the proprietor had put its registration to genuine use [decision here , No. If so, read on… Pawing over the evidence… Background On 21 st June 2013, Destileras M.G., If so, read on… Pawing over the evidence… Background On 21 st June 2013, Destileras M.G.,

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In re Hulting , 107 USPQ2d 1175, 1180 (TTAB 2013). Applicant did not provide direct evidence of acquired distinctiveness, such as survey evidence or consumer declarations, but instead relied on circumstantial evidence regarding its length of use, advertising expenditures, sales, and number of users. TTABlogger comment: WYHA?

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark shown below for mortgage financing services, finding that Petitioner CBC Mortgage was the first and only user of the mark for those services. Those intentions and expectations are also reflected in promotional and advertising material for the program.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. Advertisements made for Latinfood Zenú products used the phrase “una deliciosa tradición,” which translates to “a delicious tradition.”

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This suggestion was confirmed by Opposer's advertising, which "touts the California sunshine under which Opposer’s citrus fruits are grown." As to commercial strength, there were no third-party uses or registrations of the same or similar sun-kissed formative marks in the industry. It failed to do so.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 12, 2024

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]. Wandel Mach.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

In an effort to enhance investor protection and reduce financial risk, the government has implemented legislation since 2013 that ban the trading of cryptocurrencies and any connected activity. The 2013 circular on Bitcoin is one of the official opinions on how the Chinese government views cryptocurrencies.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2022

One of these hurdles is that the subject of the registration, in this case a colour, must constitute a ‘sign’. As such, Meade J found the new description to be worse than the description at issue in the 2013 judgment, considering that the removal of the wording is “ cosmetic at best and does not help. the packaging is purple).

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Respondent established a first use date of December 2013. Although Petitioner owned three registrations for its marks, it had disclaimed the words NATURAL DOG COMPANY in one registrations, claimed acquired distinctiveness in another (with a disclaimer of DOG COMPANY), and accepted a Supplemental Registration in the third.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For the benefit of the reader, the diagram taken from the Trademark registry’s portal describe the entire workflow of an application from filing to its registration. Accepted & Advertised. Advertised before acceptance. The Dataset. The dataset consisted of 309,189 marks in total. Exam Report Issued. Rectification Filed.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2024

The course is delivered both offline and online, and the registration is available here. According to the EUIPO case-law ( R-1489/2017 , R-788/2013 ), smileys or emojis are typically used in both advertising and private communication to express positive emotions. Interested candidates are welcome to apply here.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 19, 2024

The Board sustained this opposition to registration of the proposed mark WOOLWAX for "corrosion inhibitors in the nature of a coating; rust preventatives in the nature of a coating" and for "all purpose lubricants," on the ground of mere descriptiveness under Section 2(e)(1).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

3] [Image Sources: Shutterstock] Starbucks vs. Charbucks: This long-running dispute from 2001 to 2013 over a small New Hampshire coffee roaster’s use of “Charbucks” for dark roast coffee, arguing that Starbucks had diluted its famous trademark, places a number of issues regarding trademark dilution and parody at the very centre of this case.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Per the Complaint, Plaintiffs have used the getGo® trademark since at least March 2013 and have sought and secured federal trademark registrations for various getGo® trademarks and logos as set forth below (the “getGo® Marks”). Registration No. Service Mark Registrations, Nos. 92077459.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Plaintiffs highlighted specific instances where the Defendants falsely represented themselves as the Plaintiffs when applying for work for the Kenya Film Commission’s Technical Proposal KFC/OT/05/2013/2014 by using the Plaintiffs’ trademark ‘ACAL' without the Plaintiffs’ authority or consent.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

In my view the judgment is controversial and arguably misses the bigger picture, including the cumulative impact of more and more broadly drafted registrations on the practice of trade marks. The same could also apply to a company registration. SkyKick has said it would appeal – again – this time to the UK Supreme Court.

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2022

It has a 2014 registration for “Darkside NYC” for live musical performances by a band; the production of musical sound recordings; and websites with information about music or entertainment. There was no progressive encroachment here; both bands were in NY as of 2013 with the same name and same services. Fans often call it “Darkside.”

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The IPKat

JUNE 11, 2022

Comment This case is a useful reminder that trade mark registrations may not last forever, despite the legacy behind them - such trade marks must still be used in accordance with their essential function. On 24 August 2018, the Cancellation Division revoked the contested marks in respect of all of the goods in Class 9.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In 2013, Cadbury’s registration for Pantone 2685C was held invalid because its description rendered it void for lack of certainty. An appeal in 2018 failed to dodge this finding by trying to argue that the registration was a series of marks (see Volume 5 ). On appeal, Meade J disagreed and upheld the registration.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 24, 2022

A design may be so common in the industry that it cannot identify a particular source, in which case registration should be refused "on the ground that the proposed mark fails to function as a mark." Applicant has sold its "Ark" bag since January 2013, with sales increasing sharply in 2017. ordinary consumers who purchase handbags.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 26, 2022

for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, advertising, marketing, selling, and distributing unauthorized, counterfeit versions of its popular CAKE brand of hemp-derived Delta-8 products. The logo is registered with the Copyright Office, and AFK applied for trademark registration as well. AKF sued LCF etc. AT&T Mobility, LLC, 710 F.3d

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The IPKat

APRIL 1, 2024

The examiner of the EUIPO held that it was not an abstract colour mark but a figurative mark and refused registration for lack of distinctiveness ( Art. The history of the registration has been covered here. mm - excitation purity 0.860 - colorimetric purity: 0,894. 7(1)(b) Community Trade Mark Regulation , ‘CTMR’). 7(3) CTMR ).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

registration documents), this is a PGI for a “7-9 cm long sausage”. Back in 2013, the Alicante Appeal Court found that a competitor’s breast-shaped cheese was an evocation of Tetilla, paving the way for further litigation over the evocative shape of products throughout the European Union. According to the product specifications (i.e.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Background On 12 April 2022 Paredes Holding Center SL (the Applicant) filed an application for the EU registration of the position trade mark no. 7 (1)(b) of the EUTMR. The public has become accustomed to identifying a particular brand of running shoe or sports shirt based solely on a distinctive sign.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since the travel agency had neither requested authorization, nor paid any fees, the Court issued an EU-wide injunction and ordered the removal from market and destruction of the agency’s advertising materials, rejecting, however, the request to close the agency’s website.” The payments should be completed by the end of the year.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2023

A prior design is disclosed where it has been published following registration or otherwise, or exhibited, used in trade, or otherwise disclosed, except where these events could not reasonably have become known in the normal course of business to the circles specialised in the sector concerned, operating within the EU ( Art.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising. Cases about false advertising of the source of “services” were inapposite. “[T]he This opinion got rid of the counterclaims. “In

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 2, 2021

For only the second time since the CAFC's 2009 decision in In re Bose , the Board upheld a claim of fraud, ordering cancellation of a registration for the mark FUJIIRYOKI for massage chairs. William Shen, the CEO of Respondent ACIGI, filed the underlying application and then assigned the registration to ACIGI soon after issuance.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

The theory of Territoriality states that since disputes relating to the registration and validity of intellectual property rights are typically considered to fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State in which such registration was applied for, the choice of law should favour that State. Will there be no remedy at all?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

16, 2024) WCT offers a mobile-fitness app called “Bike+” and owns a trademark registration for that name. WCT’s Bike+ mark started as an ITU application on November 23, 2013 for “Downloadable mobile applications for recording and managing cycling activities.” World Champ Tech LLC v. Peloton Interactive, Inc., 2024 WL 665181, No.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

107 USPQ2d 1750, 1765 (TTAB 2013), aff’d mem., Acquired Distinctiveness: Since the applicant sought registration under Section 2(f), mere descriptiveness was not an issue. See , e.g., In re Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2d 1567, 4 USPQ2d 1141, 1143 (Fed. 1987); Alcatraz Media, Inc. Chesapeake Marine Tours Inc.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

In that case, Google was using the plaintiff’s (Bharatmatrimony) trademark for advertising the websites of other matrimonial sites. Since domain names have a worldwide outreach, its registration is done by an international organization called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN/UDRP System.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ownership of the registration was subsequently transferred to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd (the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, ‘the applicant’). Background In July 2001, an EU trade mark application was filed for the word sign ‘Vita’ for certain Class 9 goods, and later registered in September 2005.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

However, India gave a contrasting opinion, mentioning that it would be detrimental to the IP system, which needs disclosures to determine registration. [20] India sheds concerns on issues of non-disclosure leading to false registration. 31, Acts of Parliament, 2013 (Australia). [17] P-4, Acts of Parliament, 1985 (Canada). [13]

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