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Trademark Registration for Charities & Non-Profits

Sander Law

Trademark Registration for Charities and Non-Profit Organizations Are you a charity or non-profit organization? Then you have trademarks that are worth protecting through trademark registration! Information resources: website, publications, audio and video recordings Interested in registering your trademarks?

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Sounds, Colors, Scents, and Other Nontraditional Trademarks

Erik K Pelton

Examples of those interiors are the Apple Store has a registration for the layout of the store, and Chipotle has a registration for the common design themes that you’ll find in nearly every Chipotle. A famous example of this is the pin stripes of the New York Yankees are a registered trademark.

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Expungement vs. Reexamination: What are the differences?

Patent Trademark Blog

These two fancy names bear good news for trademark challengers. Anyone thinking of canceling a trademark registration should be encouraged by the Trademark Modernization Act. Known as TMA, the new rules give IP owners more cost-effective ways to attack trademark registrations based on non-use.

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An Ounce of Trademark Protection is Worth a Pound of Curing a Trademark Dispute

Erik K Pelton

Having that registration also allows your brand to use the ®. It’s much easier to get a takedown when you have a registered trademark standing behind your brand. It allows you presumptions in the courtroom, and it allows you to sue in ways that are not possible if you don’t have the federal trademark registration.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

If you are looking for events to attend, do take a look at the list below! Info and registration here. Image by Inge Wallumrød Another week is just about to start. More information here.

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Trade names as a protective tool in the event of subsequent trademark applications

Garrigues Blog

Nevertheless, current regulation of this distinctive sign has approximated trade names to trademarks, including application of the International Classification of Goods and Services to this mode of registration.

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An Explorative Study on the Liability of Domain Name Registrars with reference to Trademark Infringement.

IP and Legal Filings

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.