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Federal Circuit Overturns Precedent in Dan Tana Restaurant Trademark Case
January 16th, 2024
The Federal Circuit has overturned 50 years of precedent in a trademark case involving a famous West Hollywood restaurant. The case is Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc. Great Concepts, LLC appealed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Bo…
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Duracell Display Sound Can Be Registered as a Trademark
October 16th, 2023
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has found that Duracell can register a sensory (sound) mark for “batteries” in International Class 9. As Duracell’s trademark application describes it, The mark is a sound. The mark consists of three…
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US Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Parody Dog Toys
March 14th, 2023
The US Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a trademark case involving a maker of squeaky dog toys and Jack Daniel’s whiskey. The toy at issue, sold by VIP Products LLC, is called the “Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker” and it looks something like a…
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The Rise of Biotech Startups: Advancing Science and Medicine through Innovation
February 22nd, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on various industries globally, but the biotech industry has proven to be resilient. Initially, the pandemic caused a setback in the growth and financial stability of the biotech industry, but as the need…
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How Not to Lose Your Trademark
January 27th, 2023
People sometimes believe that once they file to register their trademark it’s theirs forever, whether they use it or not. But that’s not how it works. As the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) explains, you must specify the reason why you’r…
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Can you own the word “the”?
November 21st, 2022
Can you own the trademark for a basic word like “the”? In some cases, yes. The Ohio State University (OSU) has received a trademark registration for THE in connection with clothing, namely T-shirts, baseball caps and hats. As CNN reported, OSU wo…
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NFT Trademarks and Licensing
March 2nd, 2022
The non-fungible token (NFT) industry is booming, with a value of more than $40 billion in 2021, according to Bloomberg. As we explained in this blog, An NFT is a type of cryptocurrency asset wherein each item, or token, is unique. It is not easily e…
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Being Careful about Your “Super Bowl” Promotions
February 9th, 2022
The Super Bowl isn’t just a football game – it’s a trademark. Thus, if your business is organizing any events or promotions around the Super Bowl, you need to be careful, or you could find yourself on the receiving end of a cease-and-desist let…
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2021 Year in Review: Trademark Law
February 3rd, 2022
Here are some of the trademark law developments for 2021. Trademark Modernization Act One of the most significant changes was the roll-out of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA): This rule establishes ex parte expungement and reexamination proceedi…
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Countries Fight over Champagne and Rice
August 6th, 2021
People usually think about a trademark as something a company owns. But a similar kind of intellectual property right can also be “owned” (in a sense) by a country or geographical region. A trademark, as the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…
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