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TTABlog Quarterly Index: July - September 2022

The TTABlog

Section 2(a) - False Suggestion of a Connection: TTAB Upholds Section 2(a) False Connection Refusal of US SPACE FORCE for License Plate Frames, Umbrellas Precedential No. Section 2(a) - False Suggestion of a Connection: TTAB Upholds Section 2(a) False Connection Refusal of US SPACE FORCE for License Plate Frames, Umbrellas Precedential No.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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TTAB Affirms Mere Descriptiveness Refusal of HUMAN DATA MARKETPLACE for Online Sale of Data Assets

The TTABlog

The pro se applicant argued, without success, that the proposed mark is suggestive rather than merely descriptive because "HUMAN could refer to any number of ambiguous interpretations about the mark, especially if HUMAN is used as a noun." 88526515 (December 15, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. Welch 2022.

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Print-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v. Pixels

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

On the other end are brick and mortar stores that sell trademark-infringing items directly to consumers, regardless of whether the stores design or manufacture those items. CafePress * Cafepress Suffers Potentially Significant Trademark Loss for Users’ Uploaded Designs * Life May Be “Rad,” But This Trademark Lawsuit Isn’t–Williams v.

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TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2021

The TTABlog

Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations and Uses Leads to TTAB Reversal of "MATCH STUDIO" Over "MATCH" for Clothing Licensee's Prior Common Law Use Established Priority for "SNORE MD" Mark TTABlog Test: Is "BEDLAM VODKA & Design" for Vodka Confusable With "BEDLAM! & Design" for Beer?

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At USPTO's Request, CAFC Re-designates as Precedential Its EVERYBODY VS RACISM Failure-to-Function Affirmance

The TTABlog

e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 2022-1961 (Fed. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). 2022), cert. At the request of the USPTO under Fed. The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. at 8–9 (quoting In re Elster , 26 F.4th granted sub nom.

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