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Understanding the Basics: What are Trademarks and Service Marks?

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In the realm of professional associations, establishing a strong and recognizable brand is crucial. Trademarks and service marks are essential tools that not only protect your association's brand but also enhance its...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USPTO Debuts New Trademark Search System

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On November 30, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) unveiled a new cloud-based trademark search system. According to the USPTO, the new system will provide a “more stable search environment with a...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Intellectual Property Primer Series: Trademark Basics

A trademark can be any word, name, symbol, or device (such as a logo, picture, slogan, color, shape, sound, etc.), including combinations of these elements. The key function of a trademark is to identify and distinguish the...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

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There once was a company named Zotz, Which created toys for tots, The newest toy, named Ketter™, Recalled after a cease and desist letter, Oh my, no trademark search, CEO Zotz? First published in Inside magazine,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - May 2021: Recognizing Tribal Marks: The Native American Tribal Insignia Database

Using Native American tribal names and symbols as part of popular consumer brands has been an endemic practice within the United States for decades. Popular brands that have appropriated tribal names include Jeep Cherokee,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - May 2021

[co-author: Sahar A. Ahmed, Law Clerk] The May 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the USPTO's new Native American Tribal Insignia Database and two recent trademark litigation cases...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Steer Clear With Your Beer Branding-UPDATED

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In prior installments of our series on branding considerations and trademark disputes in the beverage alcohol industry, we examined best practices relating to trademark selection and searching to hopefully avoid branding...more

International Lawyers Network

Selling Your Products on US Online Marketplaces

Before you begin selling your products on a U.S. online marketplace like Amazon, Etsy or Rakuten, there are three intellectual property considerations to make: clearance, acquisition and enforcement. This article provides a...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Filing a New ITU Trademark Application? Be Prepared to Prove Your Intent

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Staking an early claim to a brand has inspired many hasty (and sometimes ill-advised) trademark applications. For example, trademark applications representing political rallying cries and pop culture slogans such as JE SUIS...more

Baker Donelson

Trends in Trademarks

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With more than 3,000 breweries in the United States and nearly 2,000 more in some phase of planning, the likelihood of trademark infringement increases with each passing IPA related pun. Some disputes are settled in a very...more

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