Nike continues to flex its ever-growing muscles in protecting its lucrative Jumpman brand, blocking the NFL’s Rob Gronkowski’s registration of a silhouette of his signature touchdown spike earlier this week.
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USPTO Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB)
What Do Trademark Symbols Symbolize?
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The short answer is that ™ is supposed to mean someone just thinks something is a trademark. ® is supposed to mean that a government trademarking authority has agreed that…
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USA Warriors Ice Hockey Registration Refused – No Consent, No Coexistence
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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refused to allow registration of a USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program mark for “arranging and conducting ice hockey programs for injured and disabled members…
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The Devil with Disclaimers for Descriptive Marks
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This week, the Federal Circuit issued a new decision that once again reflects the tricky conundrum facing businesses whose trademarks are a collection of descriptive words.
In such circumstances, the…
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US TMs: Use ’em or Lose ’em
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In the United States, unlike overseas, you get a lot of legal protection right away simply by coming up with a brand name and USING it to sell goods and…
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CARS Describe Not Just Automobiles? USPTO Cancels Applicant’s Registration of Automobile Data Collection Software
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The word “cars” is a synonym for “automobiles” (go figure!). But in the field of “software for capturing road data and determining safe curve speeds for automobiles, as well as…
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No Love for DC!: USPTO Cancels I♥DC Registration for Failure to Function as a Trademark
When is a trademark not a trademark? When it no longer performs the source identification function for which it was adopted. In a recent decision of the Trademark Trial and…
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Will the Redskins Lose Their Trademarked Name?
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There has been much debate and discussion over whether the Redskins—Washington D.C.’s professional football team in the National Football League—should voluntarily change their name under the view that it disparages…
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