Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 1, 2024

Originally posted 2015-01-30 12:02:44. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis item came across the ether yesterday: RT @adage: Edible 3-D food printing becomes a reality at Hershey [link] pic.twitter.com/LVWDV2ioe2 — Likelihood TM Blog (@likely2confuse) January 29, 2015 Adorable. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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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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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

the Federal Circuit decided on whether the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board can cancel a trademark based on the inclusion of false statements in a declaration to obtain an incontestable status for the trademark. Background Great Concepts applied for and received trademark registration for DANTANNA’S, Registration No.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

INTRODUCTION For a long time, logos, names, and jingles have been the mainstays of trademark law. A recent trend in branding, however, is the use of non-traditional trademarks such as haptic markings. In 2003, the firm’s trademark in Germany was protected due to its distinctive design. are two examples.

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Patently-O

APRIL 4, 2023

Apple Computer Company was founded in the mid-1970s and almost immediately sued for trademark infringement by Apple Corps (the parent company of Apple Records). In 2015 Apple began using the mark APPLE MUSIC as its new music streaming service. It also filed to register a trademark on the mark.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Frydman eventually registered the domain as a trademark — primarily in the travel related field. In 2016, France.com was pursuing a private trademark claim in a French-based court. Jean-Noel Frydman registered the domain back in 1994 and began using it to operate his commercial tourism business. Sachs , 577 U.S.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Tech giant Apple has recently filed a lawsuit against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and Director Kathi Vidal over the Office’s refusal to register Apple’s “SMART KEYBOARD” trademark based on genericness. Generics cannot have trademark protection. A string of refusals. Apple is not giving up.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Introduction Trademarks are an important division of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as it considerably contributes in identification and promotion of a product. A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices.

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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

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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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Originally posted 2015-02-24 13:39:38.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Introduction The Trademarks Act of 1999 introduced trademark dilution. The use of trademarks helps a company set itself apart from its rivals’ products and services. A feature of trademark law known as trademark dilution gives the brand owner exclusive rights to the mark, providing them a strong and recognisable trademark.

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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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Intepat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Trademark Classification. When you file for a trademark in India, an indispensable requirement is finding out the trademark classification of your goods or services under which you must file your brand. ” The system of trademark classification eases the process of registration of a trademark. .”

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

PHD Chamber strongly believes that a skilled workforce would be an enabler for India’s growth story to come true and thus it has structured its chosen motto for the year 2015 as ‘Skilling India for Global Competitiveness.’ The post Register your Patent and Trademark and get Reimbursed first appeared on IPLF.

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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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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a gloriously chaotic trademark case, Lady Gaga is being sued for $100 million over the word Mayhem. interstate commerce in 1992, and registered the trademark in 2015. Not by another pop star. Not by a niche metal band. But by a surfboard company. And that distinction matters. And honestly?

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director Drew Hirshfeld will step down from a nearly 30-year career with the Office on June 21, the USPTO announced today. Hirshfeld became Commissioner for Patents with the USPTO in 2015.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2023

The owner of the trademark for APPLE JAZZ has won his appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), which dismissed his opposition to Apple, Inc.’s Apple filed Trademark Application No. 86/659,444 for APPLE MUSIC, which the company has been using since 2015, when it launched its music streaming service.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Liability insurers gotta deny coverage: As the Trademark Blog reports, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2008-07-29 12:12:10. obtained against Payless Shoesource, Inc., earlier this year.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2022

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director’s vacatur of ex parte reexamination proceedings based on the estoppel provision of the inter partes review (IPR) regime. In 2015, Vivint, Inc. sued Alarm.com for infringement of three patents, U.S. Patent Nos.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 10, 2024

PepsiCo had registered the tagline “For the Bold” as a trademark in 2013 for its Doritos tortilla chips and used it extensively for promotions when it was launched in India in 2015. it filed for a trademark infringement and unfair advantage suit in the court against Parle Agro. For the Bold!”, For the Bold!” Antox India (P) Ltd.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

A trademark is a symbol, word, or phrase used by a corporate organisation or other legal body to distinguish their product from that of another firm and to identify their product. As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Trademark Infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This dispute arises out of a 2015 transaction between the league and an entity formed to become the San Diego Gulls hockey team, which included the assignment of certain trademarks, including a logo, to the team. The court did not find anything ambiguous about the 2015 assignment agreement. What’s missing here?

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Originally posted 2015-05-13 15:51:00. Google case that keyword advertising can be trademark use giving rise […] The post Wherefore art thou trademark use? Google case that keyword advertising can be trademark use giving rise […] The post Wherefore art thou trademark use?

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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. In 2015, Brittex petitioned for cancellation of the mark based upon the likelihood of confusion between the two marks. 1052(d).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

A trademark is a symbol, word, or phrase used by a corporate organisation or other legal body to distinguish their product from that of another firm and to identify their product. As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Trademark Infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Yesterday, we looked at the myriad of ways that copyright and trademark impact Halloween costumes. HAuNTcon 2016 – Copyright and Trademark for Haunters : Skipping ahead to January 2016, at that year’s HAuNTcon, a convention for haunted attraction owners and operators, I gave a talk on copyright and trademark for haunters.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

AUGUST 5, 2022

METAx LLC has been operating in the augmented reality space since at least 2015. According to the records at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, METAx filed trademark applications to […]. The post Meta Shifts Trademark Reality appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.

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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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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. She comes in as the first full Commissioner for Patents since the retirement of Drew Hirshfeld, who served with the agency for two decades before he was first appointed to Commissioner in 2015. January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2022

In 2015, the Japanese gaming giant already asked GitHub to remove a Game Boy Advance repository, hosted by the user “jsemu.” According to ESA, the site in question infringes on the copyrights and trademarks of its members. Nintendo is not happy with this activity and has cracked down on it on several occasions.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

Crores on Amazon Technology Inc for infringement of the plaintiffs Beverly Hills Polo Club trademark. 2s Symbol trademark which is available on Amazons e-commerce platform infringed its mark. It was alleged that the mark of the respondent BSB Myron was deceptively similar to the Kyron trademark of the petitioner.

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Garrigues Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarifies the scope of third-party use of trademarks, taking into account the changes introduced in the European Directive on trademarks. regarding the use of the ZARA trademark. The Commercial Court No.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 21, 2022

A Maryland moving company that trademarked the name "Wise Moves" in 2015 hit the American Bar Association and the AARP with a trademark infringement suit in Illinois federal court on Friday over a book the two organization published in 2020 bearing the same name.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Originally posted 2015-04-03 14:28:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLooks like somebody’s going to be ponying up: here’s the latest in the saga between the (old) rich (the U.S.

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