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WIPIP 2022, Session 6 (TM)

43(B)log

NAACP—these courts very clearly say that trademark law applies to commercial speech, defined as it is in First Amendment case law, and not to noncommercial speech. Some of the work is also done by the idea that trademark control extends only to the name/logo of a congregation and not to other elements of worship.

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MYTH VS. REALITY: CAN YOU PATENT AN IDEA?

Intepat

For instance, if a patent has been granted in India but not in the United States, anyone can legally use, sell, or manufacture the invention in the United States without permission. MYTH 5: IT’S FREE TO USE IF IT IS ON THE INTERNET Anything available online is not free for public use.

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WIPIP, UNLV: TM Protectability

43(B)log

Jeanne Fromer (with Beebe and Stein), An Empirical Picture of Trademark Law We are running out of competitively effective word marks. Could companies actually retain rights to marks they havent been using in years based on consumers continuing use of these names? Even public use of VDS to refer to VCDS.