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Category: Intellectual Property Law
TradeMark Express: A Daily Blog - February 03, 2012
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The TTABlog - February 03, 2012
Yours truly will be heading to Florida to speak at the 3rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium of The Florida Bar in Orlando (March 1 and 2) (webpage here). I will appear on Friday, March 2nd. The to
The TTABlog - February 03, 2012
Are you ready to shape up or ship out? The PTO refused registration of READYSHIP for "expedited product shipment services, namely shipment of plumbing products and bathroom accessories," on the ground of likely confusion with the registered mark SHIPREADY for various transportation ser
Patent Arcade - February 02, 2012
Jagex Games Studio WINS COURT CASE AGAINST RUNESCAPE BOT DEVELOPERS GAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGESCambridge, UK 1st February, 2012 - Jagex Games Studio, a leading independent developer and publisher of online games, fina
The TTABlog - February 02, 2012
Cindy B. Greenbaum has been appointed an Administrative Trademark Judge at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, bringing the total number of TTAB judges to nineteen, by my count. [See the roster here.]
The TTABlog - February 02, 2012
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark CHA CHA for restaurant services on the ground that Applicant failed to submit an acceptable specimen of use. The Board ruled that the applied-for mark served only to identify a menu item and did not function as a service mark for restaurant se
The TTABlog - February 01, 2012
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is seeking to fill the position of Managing Interlocutory Attorney.The open period for applications is Wednesday, February 01, 2012 to Tuesday, February 07, 2012. Job posting
The TTABlog - February 01, 2012
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled eight (8) oral hearings for the month of February, 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
The TTABlog - January 31, 2012
Applicant applied to register the design mark shown below left, for various pharmaceutical preparations and pharmaceutical research services, but the PTO refused registration under Section 2(d), finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the mark shown below right, for various pharmaceuticals. ...
The TTABlog - January 30, 2012
Facing an issue of first impression in two separate cases, the Board, in well-reasoned decisions, affirmed the PTO's refusals to register the two design marks shown below on the ground that each mark comprises a governmental insignia that is barred from registration by Section 2(b) of the Trademark ...
Patent Baristas - January 27, 2012
A nonprofit cancer research institute has sued biotechnology company Agios and one of its cofounders for more than $1 billion, alleging they took intellectual property developed at the institute and used it to start a for-profit business.
The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Resea
The TTABlog - January 27, 2012
The Board affirmed a refusal to register CHRISTMAS ALE for beer [ALE disclaimed], on the ground of genericness, and alternatively as merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1). Despite use of the designation by Applicant Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Patent Baristas - January 26, 2012
The USPTO is seeking nominations for the 2012 Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI), the nations highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States on America’s leading innovators. A nomination form and detailed information about submission requi
PHOSITA - January 26, 2012
Teaser Image As most are aware, Megaupload recently came under fire from the government for violating copyright laws due to its practice of encouraging the public to upload and view enormous amounts of pirated movies. As Jeremy Pelofsky reports, Megaupload.com is accused of engaging in a
The TTABlog - January 26, 2012
Noting that the trademark user community has raised concerns about the retirement of "old" TARR [see, for example, this TTABlog post], the USPTO has announced [
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