The TTABlog

MARCH 17, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark VIPER SPORTS for "“batting gloves; baseball batting gloves," finding confusion likely with the common law mark VIPER for batting gloves. The only real issues were priority and the strength of the VIPER mark. Viper Bats Inc. Smash It Sports Inc. Cancellation No.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Id, section 1206. In particular, Section 1213.2

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The TTABlog

JUNE 17, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that Bacardi's challenge to the USPTO's renewal of the registration for that mark may be heard in the federal courts. In 2006, Cubaexport was barred from paying the renewal fee for the HAVANA CLUB registration due to a trade embargo. 9206833, 2019 WL 646461, at *4 (T.T.A.B.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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Sander Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Toblerone , one of my favourite chocolates, is a great example of protecting a brand with trademark registration. Since the 2019 Canadian Trademark Act amendments, the term distinguishing guise is no longer used. The post Toblerone – Protecting a brand with Trademark Registration appeared first on SANDER LAW.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 13, 2022

man’s trademark registration to be expunged for “bad faith” after finding it was filed solely for the purpose of resale. This is the first decision in Canada applying the new bad faith ground for trademark expungement, added to the Trademarks Act in 2019. The Federal Court of Canada, in a May 2022 decision,1 has ordered a B.C.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

In a precedential decision, The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) refused to reconsider its decision sustaining an opposition to registration of the mark “LOVETTE” on the basis of likelihood of confusion with the mark “NNENNA LOVETTE.” ” Nkanginieme v. Appleton , 2023 TTAB LEXIS 64 (TTAB Mar.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

Belmora ) had the TTAB tackled this issue, and here it reached the same outcome: cancellation of two registrations on the ground that Registrant Meenaxi used its registered marks THUMS UP and LIMCA to misrepresent the source of its soft drink products. Section 14(3) cases are as rare as a White Sox fan in Boston. 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. 2 OF 2019 In the case of UST Global (Singapore) Pte. 1] AID No.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

All the above was probably at the basis of an attempt, on the side of luggage manufacturer Samsonite, to obtain a 3D EU trade mark (EUTM) registration for the shape of the tablet case pictured below. In 2019, Samsonite indeed attempted to register the shape of an iPad/tablet case as an EUTM.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 8, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark TEEN EARTH for "entertainment in the nature of beauty pageants" on the ground of abandonment. Respondent Stafford is the assignee of the subject registration, which was obtained by former U.S. franchisees of Carousel. Coach Builders , 123 USPQ2d at 1192.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The trademark was registered in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 of the International Nice Classification, on June 8 2019 in the name of Pest Control Office, the company that acts as Banksy’s legal representative, so that he can continue to preserve his anonymity. It is presumed that a registration is made in good faith. Cintia Bernhardt.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The trademark was registered in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 of the International Nice Classification, on June 8 2019 in the name of Pest Control Office, the company that acts as Banksy’s legal representative, so that he can continue to preserve his anonymity. It is presumed that a registration is made in good faith. Cintia Bernhardt.

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Intellectual Property Brief

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the 2019 case IANCU v. Viewpoint-based discrimination in trademark registration is unconstitutional because it suppresses expression based on the government’s disapproval of messages it finds offensive.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 28, 2024

In 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced Trademark Rule 2.189 (37 CFR § 2.189) as part of its larger efforts to combat fraudulent filings and unauthorized practices.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 12, 2024

In this opposition to registration of the mark MOUNTAIN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE for educational services and various clothing items, Applicant Virginia Community College Systems moved for summary judgment, asserting that the Board lacked subject matter jurisdiction due to state sovereign immunity. 3d 1327, 2019 USPQ2d 219331 (Fed.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The USPTO’s Post Registration Audit Program. Under the USA’s Post Registration Audit Program, a declaration of use must be filed between the fifth and sixth year of the validity of the registration of the trademark. However, the use of a trademark is rarely monitored subsequent to its registration.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2024

On Friday, the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) announced the registration of a new geographical indication (GI): the "Melitopol Cherry". The registration of the appellation of origin in Ukraine was finalised in September 2020.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) denied registration of several US trademark applications for the mark F**K, even though the applicant had overcome a prohibition on the registration of “immoral or scandalous” trademarks as a violation of the First Amendment in the Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Iancu v.

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Above the Fold

MAY 27, 2021

s registration for the trade dress of a gun barrel (as shown below) on grounds of de jure functionality under Section 2(e)(5). 2019 USPQ2d 309323, *10-11 (TTAB 2019). In view of this analysis the TTAB cancelled the Registration under Section 2(e)(5). Opinion, at p. In re OEP Enters., See also Grote Indus. ,

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Intellectual Property Brief

APRIL 23, 2021

In the “StrongVolt Case,” an electronic goods trademark is voided under the use in commerce requirement for a valid registration. In 2009, Matey Michael Ghomeshi.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 28, 2023

Registrations Closed to Stop Spam The last sentence is in the past tense, as user registrations were effectively disabled four years ago. The last ‘new’ user was added to the torrent site on May 22, 2019, and, after that, there were no signs that registrations would reopen anytime soon.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

Their agreements terminated in late 2019. According to CasperLabs, Zamfir was well-aware of its intent to use the Casper name as early as June 2019. It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 2, 2024

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

"Influencer coverage, which included not just mommy bloggers but, among others, radio and news channels and newspaper websites, calculates total reach at 278,459,842 as of January 25, 2019."

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Trademark Office issued the following 161 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2021 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. HUMBLE GIANT ESTABLISHED 2019. SUCCESS AT WORK COACH. TRUCKING FROM SCRATCH. COASTAL MIX. BIG TINE PLATINUM. FIRST ONE DOESN’T COUNT. ACTIVECARE.

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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. sought EU protection for the trade mark shown below (the “ Masters Logo ”) for “ Gin, namely London Dry Gin ” in Class 33 under its International Registration.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Historically, China’s trademark system was based on a “first to file” rule , meaning that the exclusive right of a trademark is awarded to the registrant who first applies. However, in 2019 amendments to China’s trademark legislation resulted in drastic changes for trademark disputes. . China’s Trademark System.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On 2 February 2011, the company Heuver Banden Groothandel BV (the company) applied for registration of the Benelux word trade mark “ATHLETE” for Class 12. The Benelux priority was then claimed in the international registration before the WIPO, with extension of protection to the European Union. 009224692 (the contested trade mark).

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

trademark registrations and have been involved in dozens of disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). trademark registrations. 9] According to the USPTO’s materials, this is due, in part, to a historically low rate of post-registration filings. [10] EMP&A’s clients have received over 4,000 U.S.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a notice regarding “clout-chasing” trademark applications or registrations (the “Notice”). The Notice stated that CNIPA, on an ex officio basis, had refused or invalidated over 400 applications related to “???”

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

The judgment (correctly) reverses the earlier, contrary decision of the EUIPO First Board of Appeal ( 2292/2019-1 ). one of Rouge G de Guerlain : Today, also the General Court did agree in its judgment in T-488/20 Guerlain [currently only available in French].

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IPilogue

AUGUST 4, 2022

The applicant, Beijing Judian Restaurant Co (“Judian”), has operated restaurants in Vancouver and Richmond since 2018, along with numerous well-known ( served over 5,750,000 customers between 2011 and 2019 ) restaurants in China since 2005. The Decision. 18(1)(e) of the TMA. Other issues.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) yesterday rejected Erik Brunetti’s attempt to reverse an examiner’s decision to refuse four separate registrations for the mark “F**K” for luggage, cell phone cases, jewelry and other goods and services. Brunetti (Case No.

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