Category: Intellectual Property Law  
The TTABlog - September 02, 2010
Applicant failed to bounce back from a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal of POLYMERLATEX for various chemicals, sealing agents, and other stuff. The Board affirmed, easily knocking down every argument made by Applicant. Which leads to the question, WYHA?
Likelihood of Confusion - September 02, 2010
Originally posted 2006-04-05 12:48:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The Business Review (Albany) reports (reg. required) on what could be a very important decision relating to the importation of grey goods: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has directed the U.S. International ...
Likelihood of Confusion - September 01, 2010
When courts consider search engine company liability for trademark infringement, whether direct or indirect, they typically focus on the sale of trademarked keywords, or search terms, to third parties for use in advertising and directing internet traffic to websites that compete with the trademark ...
The TTABlog - September 01, 2010
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled five (5) hearings for the month of September, as listed below. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison Building, in Alexandria, Virginia. [The hearing schedule and other details regarding attendance may be found at the
Likelihood of Confusion - September 01, 2010
Originally posted 2005-07-15 14:09:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe ABA Journal has an article on bloggers which mentions the Media Bloggers Association and quotes my own self. This is progress, I guess: Ten years ago I was writing for the ABA Journal, and now the ABA Journal‘s ...
The TTABlog - August 31, 2010
The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark MARSHLAND for camouflage fabric "sold as an integral component of finished clothing items," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark MARSHLANDER, in standard character and design form, for raingea
Patent Baristas - August 30, 2010
The Licensing Executives Society is holding its Annual Meeting in Chicago at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers September 26-29. Themed Deals, Deals and more Deals the meeting will focus on the critical role IP plays in todays most successful busi
Likelihood of Confusion - August 30, 2010
Blawg Review #279 is up at Mirriam Seddiq’s Not Guilty blog. It’s not safe for work.  Unless you work in a law office. Home… that’s something else. Not safe for work ©, .
I/P Updates - August 30, 2010
Registration is now open for the 46th Annual Corporate Patent Seminar in Austin, Texas on November 14-16th. Past participants have included representatives from Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, SC Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and others.Limited to senior-level c
The TTABlog - August 30, 2010
This applicant tried everything but the kitchen sink in attempting to overcome a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal of the mark ZEOLITE for dishwashers. Nonetheless, its appeal went right down the drain. Would You Have Appealed?
Likelihood of Confusion - August 30, 2010
Originally posted 2005-01-05 20:48:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf you’ve got a modem, you might get a link: It doesn’t get any better for a blogger on his third day in business. Now I feel a little guilty, though. It will pass. Thanks. Insta-Greetings ©, .
The TTABlog - August 29, 2010
Professor Tom Field of Franklin Pierce Law Center has made available his casebook entitled ""Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law." [Downloadable
Likelihood of Confusion - August 29, 2010
Originally posted 2006-07-05 18:45:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI complain a lot in this space about the ruthless expansion of IP “rent seeking,” i.e., the attempt to snag “rights” wherever possible in “space” previously considered free and open for the ...
Likelihood of Confusion - August 28, 2010
Originally posted 2008-03-18 18:44:14. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s a special guest post on the TTABlog that lays out the state of the law regarding the increasingly confusing, and sometimes distressing, issue for trademark lawyers of what constitutes “fraud” in the ...
Patent Baristas - August 27, 2010
The Patent Buddy’s blog is looking for nominations for America’s Top Patent Prosecutors.  Do you have what it takes? Who is a Top Prosecutor? A Top Patent Prosecutor is any patent attorney w