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Reputational Injury Intellectual Property Protection Trademarks

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TTAB Upholds Reputation Outside of U.S. as Ground for Opposition

In the recent precedential decision Plumrose Holding Ltd. v. USA Ham LLC, Opposition No. 91272970 (January 17, 2025), the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found that an Opposer had standing to challenge registration of a...more

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Mic Drop: Singer-Songwriter Forgoes Public Performance Royalties to Prevent Performances by ‘Cover Band’ Amidst Lawsuit

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The original frontman of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings, terminated his public performance license agreements in the hope of preventing what he calls a The Guess Who “cover band” from performing the works he penned for the...more

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Proving Reputational Injury Without Use of the Marks in the United States

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MEENAXI ENTERPRISE, INC. v. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY - Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stoll.  Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: To maintain a statutory cause of action under the Lanham Act for activities...more

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