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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

Established, but offensive, brands change names. Never before have some many brands backed away from names or name origins that were offensive. Uncle Ben’s, Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Indians are some of the brands began name changes or removed items from their logo in 2020. © 2020 Erik M.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2021 (Meta TMA edition)

Erik K Pelton

Here are what I found to be the most important trademark issues of the year: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) goes into effect. The TMA was passed as part of the COVID relief bill in December 2020. The biggest individual brand story of the year was Facebook’s announcement of its new META brand. NFT trademarks.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. All Rights Reserved. 2020: [link]. Carey may still be able to use the phrase even without registration. Celebrity trademark messes. © 2022 Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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