JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
If you are contemplating registering a service mark that primarily benefits your company and not others, don’t bother; it will be refused registration. 4, 2021) [not precedential] (CHiP). By: BakerHostetler
IP Intelligence
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
If you are contemplating registering a service mark that primarily benefits your company and not others, don’t bother; it will be refused registration. 4, 2021) [not precedential] ( CHiP ). The TTAB affirmed the refusal to register, denying registration under sections 1, 2, 3 and 45 of the Trademark Act.
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LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
If you are contemplating registering a service mark that primarily benefits your company and not others, don’t bother; it will be refused registration. 4, 2021) [not precedential] ( CHiP ). The TTAB affirmed the refusal to register, denying registration under sections 1, 2, 3 and 45 of the Trademark Act.
The TTABlog
MAY 29, 2024
The Board observed that "[t]he critical inquiry in determining whether a proposed mark functions as a trademark is how the relevant public perceives the term sought to be registered." 2021 WL 839189, at *13. Simply calling A S LIVE FOREVER a brand cannot transform an otherwise unregistrable designation into a registrable mark."
Above the Fold
DECEMBER 21, 2021
On December 10, 2021, the TTAB issued a precedential decision reminding trademark practitioners and applicants that service mark use requires that an applicant actually render the services recited in the trademark application; mere preparation to render the services is insufficient. 10, 2021).
IP Intelligence
JANUARY 4, 2022
If you desire to register a service mark asserting use that is preparatory for the rendering of your services, your application will fail in the U.S. Instead, the services must be actually rendered in connection with the mark for a registration to be granted. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 4, 2022
If you desire to register a service mark asserting use that is preparatory for the rendering of your services, your application will fail in the U.S. Instead, the services must be actually rendered in connection with the mark for a registration to be granted. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ” Id.
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