IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. The document shall be deemed to have been filed only when the appropriate fee is received. Conclusion.

Trademark 98

Trademark Service Mark Registration Registering Trademarks 98

The TTABlog

JUNE 21, 2021

Opposer James Barnard claimed prior use of the mark MANDALA for business consulting and branding services, and alleged likelihood of confusion with the Applicant's proposed mark MANDALAEVERYWEAR for marketing consulting services. The was fatal to his priority claim and so the Board dismissed the opposition.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Service Mark Brands 52

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The parties previously partnered nonexclusively so that PureThink would sell and support the commercial version of Neo4j; upon termination, PureThink expressly agreed to “cease using any trademarks, service marks and other designations of Plaintiffs.” Summary judgment granted on state and federal false advertising claims.

False Advertising 64

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Licensing 64

Intepat

MAY 29, 2024

Registering a trademark involves navigating various procedures and submitting several documents to the Trademark Registry. Each category demands specific documents based on the goods and services to process the application effectively. This makes the Trademark User Affidavit an indispensable document in the registration process.

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Advertising Advertising 52

Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

But trademarks are not mentioned in that foundational document. In contrast, trademarks in the United States —in some instances referred to as service marks or trade names—are created by use by a person “in commerce”; technically, no government approval is required. See also: RC Cola, Polar Cola, Jolt!—and and so on. )

Trademark 98

Trademark Government Copyright Service Mark 98

The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Petitioner claimed that its restaurant had a "soft opening" in September 2014, with the mark THE HAPPIEST HOUR displayed on signage, but its evidence was "contradictory, inconsistent, and indefinite." Several press releases were issued at that time, but they did not constitute service mark use. Emphasis by the Board).

Service Mark 40

Service Mark Registration Advertising Advertising 40

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Nice Agreement, concluded at Nice in 1957, revised at Stockholm in 1967 and at Geneva in 1977, and amended in 1979, establishes a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks (the Nice Classification).

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Registration Music Designs 52