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copying competitor's website & reviews creates (c), TM, false advertising problems

43(B)log

Boston Suburban allegedly continued to use the “Logan Car Servicemark in online keyword advertising and in metatags, and continued to copy customer reviews from Boston Carriage’s website and publish them on online review platforms. The actionable alleged misrepresentation is that defendant performed the relevant services.

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TTAB Dismisses MANDALAEVERYWEAR Opposition; Opposer Proved Prior Advertisement But Not Prior Rendering of Services

The TTABlog

Opposer James Barnard claimed prior use of the mark MANDALA for business consulting and branding services, and alleged likelihood of confusion with the Applicant's proposed mark MANDALAEVERYWEAR for marketing consulting services. Opposer Barnard claimed that he started using the MANDALA mark in 2019.

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Precedential No. 34: TTAB Affirms Nonuse Refusal - Service Mark Use Requires Rendering of the Services, Not Just Preparation

The TTABlog

The Board found the Couture case to be relevant: there, the applicant had not rendered his entertainment services in commerce as of his filing date, but had merely advertised his "readiness, willingness and ability" to do so. Lawson , 129 USPQ2d 1036, 1045 (TTAB 2018) (citing Brookfield Comms., Playdom, Inc. , See Stawski v.

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Finding MRS. COLORADO Use-less, TTAB Grants Petition for Cancellation

The TTABlog

Respondent was permitted to use the mark until December 2017. The licensor allowed the registration to expire in February 2018. In March 2018, Abundance filed its Section 1(a) application to register the mark, claiming use since 2008. The subject registration issued in November 2018. Emphasis supplied].

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Get 2 Go Sued for Alleged Trademark Infringement of getGo®

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

According to the Complaint, Giant Eagle acquired the Rickers convenience store chain in 2018 and eventually rebranded those stores under the getGo® marks. Further, Giant Eagle claims it has spent millions of dollars to advertise and promote its services using the getGo® Marks. Service Mark Registrations, Nos.

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Precedential No. 20: Supplemental Registration for PERMITS.COM Cancelled by Prior User of PERMIT.COM Despite No Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

Furthermore, petitioner's sales and advertising figures were not placed in industry context. Although Petitioner has not proven acquired distinctiveness, Petitioner has at least established that it began using PERMIT.COM in a manner consistent with service mark use as early as 2013.

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Amazon wins trademark case

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

According to Lifestyle Equities, BHPC products that were lawfully made, advertised, and distributed in the United States with the permission of the US rights owner are being marketed and sold by Amazon in the United Kingdom and the European Union, which is a kind of counterfeiting.