LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 of 37 CFR Part 6, aligning it with the 12th edition, version 2024, of the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Trademark Intellectual Property Editing Registration 52

Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

Pelton & Associates, PLLC ® (“EMP&A”), in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on March 26, 2024, in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. 20,897 (March 24, 2024) (“Rulemaking”). trademark prosecution, maintenance, and litigation. trademark registrations. 3] The Lanham Act (15 U.S.C.

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The TTABlog

MAY 28, 2024

The CAFC affirmed the Board's dismissal of two petitions for cancellation on the ground of lack of entitlement to a statutory cause of action under Section 1064 of the Trademark Act. May 23, 2024) [Precedential]. registrations are cancelled, not marks - ed. ]. Luca McDermott Catena Trust v. Fructuoso-Hobbs SL , Appeal No.

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Registering Trademarks Registration Trademark Ownership 56

SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

The extended protection is susceptible to misuse if owners of well-known trademarks enforce their rights against bona fide users too. FCB on May 2, 2024 observed that the owner of well-known trademark does not have an absolute right to apply for rectification of all (allegedly similar) marks already in the Register.

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Trademark Marketing Marketing Registration 45

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 8, 2024

The trademark Blenders Pride was adopted in 1973 by plaintiffs and was registered in favour of Seagram’s Company Limited, which is house mark of plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have obtained registration in respect of their trademark in Class-33. The plaintiffs have objected that defendant is imitating their trades marks.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On January 13, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment (“TML Draft Amendment”). The CNIPA Draft Amendment is comprised of a total of 101 articles in 10 chapters (as opposed to 73 articles in 8 chapters in the current law).

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