JD Supra Law

MARCH 21, 2025

trademark registration for your trademark on goods or services for your business. Can your trademark registration be cancelled with the U.S. Is the appropriate time period at the time of registration or subsequent to the date of registration? Suppose that you have obtained a U.S. The answer is YES!

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 14, 2021

“Overall, we found that USPTO’s trademark registration process was not effective in preventing fraudulent or inaccurate registrations. The report issued on August 11, 2021 (OIG-21-033-A) is entitled USPTO Should Improve Controls over Examination of Trademark Filings to Enhance the Integrity of the Trademark Register.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 6, 2021

The following is a transcript of my video Vaccinate Your Brand with Trademark Registration. Trademark registration is like a vaccine to protect your brand from harms and dangers and risks, because when we get vaccinated, we’re boosting our immune system. I actually heard a friend of mine yesterday refer to it as half-cinated.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Last week I indicated in my blog post (“Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?”) It was a bit of doggerel … Continue reading "Canadian Copyright Registration for my 100 Percent AI-Generated Work"

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Serial […] The post Wrong skillset for trademark registration appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. In re National Presto Industries, Inc.,

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

… Continue reading "Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?" Dreams of sitting down at the dock with a cold one in hand, watching the sunset while the loons trill in the twilight. That’s what the idyllic image above conveys.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Complete Guide to Copyright Registration in India Online : Protect Your Creative Work In todays digital era, copyright protection has become essential for creators across the world. In India, the Copyright Act, 1957 governs the registration and protection of creative works. Why is Copyright Registration Important in India?

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 11, 2022

These ranged from legislation to enable Canada’s participation in the Lunar Gateway, to Criminal Code … Continue reading "The Copyright Needle in the Budget Haystack (And Why Requiring Registration for Copyright is a Really Bad Idea)"

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Corsearch

JANUARY 9, 2025

While many businesses go through the process of trademark registration , not every brand needs to take that route right away. Enter common law trademarks a practical way to secure certain rights to your brand from the moment you start using it, without the registration process or fees.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Obtaining a registration may be statistically more difficult, given the sheer number of existing registrations, and is therefore much more valuable. Obtaining a registration may be statistically more difficult, given the sheer number of existing registrations, and is therefore much more valuable.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 13, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 7 of my book video Building a Bold Brand Chapter 7: Registration is the Keystone to Brand Protection While there are many incredible sights and millennia of history to write about in the city of Rome, one feature is central to all of the great buildings there: arches.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Note that this field may be subject to changes and developments more than others when it comes to trademark registration strategies. If the answer to the prior question is No, is USPTO registration available for auxiliary products or services that arent affected by the CSA, such as providing information via a website, or apparel?

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 4, 2025

Here are 25 common ways to use one: Website Letterhead Business cards Note cards Refrigerator magnets Email signature Building sign or awning Lighting Stickers or temporary tattoos Trade show banners / displays Product placements in TV and film Opening scene of a video Social media profiles Domain name registrations App icon Shirts Coffee mugs Pens (..)

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Therefore, without USPTO registration, a food truck brand is only protected in the local geographic area where it operates and not anywhere else in the U.S. There have been many instances where food truck operators have used names too similar to those of existing restaurants or other food trucks/carts.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A patent registration generally lasts for 20 years from the time the application was filed. For patents, there is no symbol, but you will often see fine print about patent pending or patent registration number. A trademark registration can use the symbol. Trademarks get registered with the USPTO.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Summary Trade dress is a powerful intellectual property (IP) tool that can be used to protect the distinctive non-functional look and feel" of a products design, shape and/or 3D configuration.[1]

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. Receive a registration certificate.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 28, 2025

The secondary register is called the Supplemental Register , and it is an important resource or tool in the trademark world where weaker trademark registrations can reside. If a mark has a likelihood of confusion cited against it with another registration, it cannot be registered at all.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 27, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 9 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Registration: Better Late than Never Ideally, a business should protect its trademarks from the outset, filing as the brand launches or even earlier based on an intent-to-use the mark. Probably not!

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 23, 2024

Condé Nast sends cease-and-desist to Perplexity, Germany sells pirate site Bitcoin and USCO finalizes new registration rule. The post 3 Count: Perplexing Perplexity appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

However, if you don’t and are a Canadian (citizen or resident) writer, editor, translator, photographer, illustrator, or narrator who has published a printed, audio or e-book with an ISBN number in the last five … Continue reading "Public Lending Right (PLR) Registration in Canada is Still Open: Enrol if you are Eligible"

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 4, 2025

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

However, H&M felt that there was an error in Unicolors’ copyright registration. According to H&M, the registration was invalid as Unicolors registered the work as part of a collection when it should have been a separate registration. . Why This Case is Important. If you are a U.S.-based For example, the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. The Registration Wrinkle. However, the key one for this article deals with the copyright registration FDN obtained over the work. In the United States, a registration with the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office has canceled Marvel and DC's trademark registrations related to the term superhero. Here's what it means. The post The Death of the Superhero Trademark appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Artist sues to overturn USCO denial of AI registration, tattoo artist scores small win over Take-Two and SESAC songs are back on YouTube. The post 3 Count: AI Rejection appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It is important to take a few minutes to search and make sure a name is unique, to file the name with the USPTO to register it, and to hire an experienced trademark attorney to handle the registration process. The post 10 reasons that small businesses need to protect their trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Background Great Concepts applied for and received trademark registration for DANTANNA’S, Registration No. Issue(s) Whether Section 14 of the Lanham Act permits the Board to cancel a trademark’s registration due to the owner’s filing of a fraudulent Section 15 declaration to acquire incontestability for its mark.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

However, the fee for most registrations is just $15 over the U.S. For example, a registration of a single work would be $60, $45 of which goes to the Copyright Office. LegalZoom, for example, charges $114 over the filing fees , meaning that same registration would cot $159. RightsClick does charge for this service.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

In a precedential decision in September 2023, the Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark HME in the stylized from shown below, for various types of pipes and other building products, finding confusion likely with opposer's mark KME for overlapping goods. TTABlogged here ]. Applicant Zhejiang Hailiang Co.,

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 10, 2025

Fraudulent entities send deceptive notices and make scam telephone calls demanding unnecessary fees or posing as official government agencies, preying on trademark applicants and registrants. These scams not only rob people of their hard-earned money but also erode trust in the trademark system.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended. Registration of patent is mandatory. Key Features: Registration of design is mandatory under the Designs Act, 2000.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction Registration of a trademark is an important step toward building a brand on solid ground. Lack of distinctiveness to incorrect classification are among the common errors that can bring derailment upon your trademark registration.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Allen (not protected by copyright) Last week I wrote about Stephen Thaler’s quixotic and determined approach to obtain copyright registration in the US for his AI generated artwork, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise”, created (he claims) exclusively by his AI “machine”, the so-called Creativity Machine. Image: Théâtre D’Opéra Spatial, Jason B.

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