Olartemoure Blog

MAY 3, 2024

The Intellectual Property Court of Japan denied the registration of a color trademark requested by Hermès. These decisions reflect on the challenges associated with the registration of color trademarks in Japan, where the authorities are more rigorous than in the United States.

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Above the Fold

JUNE 26, 2021

Second, the USPTO determined that “Washington Football Team” too closely resembled a preexisting registration for the “Washington Football Club,” a trademark applied for by Martin McCaulay. First, the USPTO reasoned that the applied-for mark was “primarily geographically descriptive”—i.e., that the mark was too generic.

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Corsearch

JULY 7, 2023

Switzerland is just one of many countries where Apple is vigorously expanding its trademark portfolio; it has also successfully registered marks related to the Granny Smith apple in Japan, Turkey, Israel, and Armenia [2]. What does this mean for the global IP rights industry?

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Above the Fold

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Carey did not file a response to Chan’s opposition and in mid-November, the TTAB made a judgment by default, rejecting Carey’s trademark request. Despite Carey’s trademark rejection she has still stayed in the holiday spirit and I’m sure having a consistent chart-topping holiday hit helps!

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