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UCL claim could be based on lost opportunity to register trademark

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CasperLabs, LLC, 2023 WL 2415262, No. 8, 2023) Previous ruling. The highway protocol allegedly suffered from performance issues and never met the design requirements that Zamfir had previously advertised when working with CasperLabs on the product, thus allegedly harming his reputation. 21-CV-474 TWR (AHG) (S.D.

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Hark! The Herald Trademarks Sing: A Holiday Trademark Extravaganza

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MR. CHRISTMAS became a registered trademark for “Christmas Ornaments and Decorations of the Non-Electrical Type” way back in 1966 (Registration No. ” Scrooge wasn’t the only one who had that idea: a business owner registered ALWAYS CHRISTMAS & Design as a service mark in 1995 (Registration No.

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Brand Owner Alert: New Social Media Platform Brings Opportunity and Potential Pitfalls

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The new social media platform Threads was launched on July 5, 2023. The app is designed for text-based conversations instead of photo updates. Ownership of a registered trademark may not be enough to claim an account. Reports indicate that within the first day of launch, more than 30 million users have signed up.

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

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There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents. Utility patents protect functional aspects of a product, and design patents protect the appearance of a product. The purpose of a trademark is to prevent consumer confusion about the source of the corresponding product.

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Bob Cumbow: "The Most Important Trademark Fact You Probably Don’t Know"

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Tam (2017), holding a portion of the nation’s statutory trademark law unconstitutional, Justice Alito wrote: “It is unlikely that more than a tiny fraction of the public has any idea what federal registration of a trademark means.” It certainly is not the way you “get” a trademark. It’s not legally required.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

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The court further held that “mere international usage of the ‘ALPHARD’ trademark by the Petitioner company is not sufficient to prove spillover of its transnational reputation in India” Delhi High Court grants an interim injunction to the Plaintiff, despite non-use of the mark for 30 years.

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Serving the USPTO Director in Actions Involving Non-US Companies: A Little-Known Provision of the Lanham Act  

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There is a little-known provision of the Lanham Act (the US Trademark Act) that packs a potentially big punch. entity by serving the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). trademarks had listed U.S. 10] Neither entity had designated a Domestic Representative. In Equibal, Inc. Entities Non-U.S.