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What is a TTAB Discovery Conference?

Erik K Pelton

If you get involved in a dispute at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), one of the steps early on in the process of an opposition or a cancellation proceeding is the Discovery Conference. A case at the TTAB is a type of litigation before an administrative agency court. The possibility of settlement.

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Supreme Court Denies Cert on Section 101, Fraudulent Procurement of Trademark Petitions

IP Watchdog

These denials included yet another Section 101 case seeking clarity on the courts two-step eligibility test and a suit seeking vacatur of a stipulated settlement for trademark infringement involving a fraudulently procured mark.

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My Declaration Identifying Emoji Co. GmbH as a Possible Trademark Troll

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

. ” Last month, in one of them, I filed a declaration stating that “Emojico appears to be running a trademark trolling operation.” has trademark registrations in a popular dictionary word, “Emoji.” GmbH as a Possible Trademark Troll appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Chipotle and Sweetgreen Play Chicken Over Trademark

IP Watchdog

Just days after a complaint was filed against restaurant chain Sweetgreen by Chipotle Mexican Grill for trademark infringement, dilution, and deceptive business practices, Sweetgreen has changed the name of its offending product in order to reach possible settlement.

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Trademark Owner F s Around With Keyword Ad Case & Finds Out–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I’ve often wondered about the conversations that take place between trademark owner and counsel before filing a keyword advertising lawsuit. You can have a court declare your trademarks weak or invalid so they are less valuable than when you started. ” The additional cost of LVSA’s litigation choices?

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In an April 2023 summary judgment ruling , the plaintiff established that it “possesses the legally protectable, incontestable trademarks TEXAS TAMALE and TEXAS TAMALE COMPANY.” The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. ” Uh oh.

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Trademark Infringement Get So “Lucky”

IP and Legal Filings

The Respondent secured federal trademark registration for “Get Lucky” in 1986, and the Petitioner commenced offering garments employing the registered trademark “Lucky Brand” and term “Lucky” a few years later, in 1990. This case saw the issuance of several marks.

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