(Podcast) The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category
The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category
The Briefing: Affiliate Marketing vs Retail Services - TTAB's Landmark Ruling
SCOTUS and federal court rulings on TTAB decisions on granting trademarks and trademark renewals; Netflix settling an anticipated defamation case with a disclaimer and donation
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
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The Briefing: It’s Not Yabba-Dabba-Delicious – TTAB Denies Color Mark for Post Fruity Pebbles!
8 Key Takeaways | The Presumption of Irreparable Harm After the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 4
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - USPTO Suspends Applications Including Criticisms of Known Living Figures
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: USPTO Suspends Applications Including Criticisms of Known Living Figures
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog – No Beating Around the Bush: TTAB Upholds Anti-Pot Policy
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Supreme Court Takes Up Jack Daniel’s-Bad Spaniels Trademark Dispute
Season Three Trailer
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: NBA Star Luka Doncic Goes Hard in the Paint and Seeks to Cancel Mom’s Trademark (Part 1)
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - NBA Star Luka Doncic Goes Hard in the Paint and Seeks to Cancel Mom’s Trademark (Part 1)
JONES DAY TALKS®: Buckeyes Win: Ohio State Secures Trademark for “THE”
5 Key Takeaways | Combating Misrepresentations in Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - THE Ohio State University Registers "The" as a Trademark
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: THE Ohio State University Registers "The" as a Trademark
The EUIPO Cancellation Division has partially upheld cancellation applications against ORANGE marks in respect of certain goods in Classes 11, 16, 18 and 25. Originally published in the August 5, 2024 edition of World...more
Dear Readers, This issue of Trademark Insight once again summarizes a number of interesting decisions from the past few months, including the following key cases: As always, we also report on current case law on the...more
Dear Readers, We are pleased to introduce an innovation in this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT: In response to many suggestions, in each issue, after the usual summaries of German and European trademark case law, we will put a...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, wir freuen uns, Ihnen mit dieser Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT eine Neuerung vorzustellen: Auf vielfache Anregung werden wir künftig jeweils in einer neuen Rubrik (Country Focus) nach den...more
In this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT we have once again compiled some interesting decisions of the recent months. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal and the GC, which are...more
While the United States Patent & Trademark office is experiencing an inordinately long backlog, U.S. companies seeking to protect their marks internationally are feeling the impact of the extended wait time, and particularly...more
Dear readers, Last month again saw some interesting decisions, which we have compiled for you in the current issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of...more
Dear Readers, Last month again saw some interesting decisions, which we have compiled for you in the current issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of the BPatG, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, auch im letzten Monat gab es wieder interessante Entscheidungen, die wir Ihnen in der aktuellen Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT zusammengestellt haben. Sie lesen nachfolgend unsere Zusammenfassungen...more
Trademark Insight. With this format, we will be informing you at regular intervals about current trademark law decisions of German courts, the EUIPO and the European Union Courts. Each issue contains a subjective compilation...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, in der Januar-Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT stellen wir Ihnen Zusammenfassungen zu Entscheidungen des LG München I, des BPatG, der EUIPO-Beschwerdekammern und des EuG vor. Besonders interessant...more
My previous blog post, “What are the Types of Trademarks,” explained the distinction between Trademarks, Service Marks, State Marks, Federal Marks, and Common Law Marks, which are common types of protection for marks in the...more
For EU and UK trademarks, there is a five-year grace period following the issuance of a registration, during which the trademark owner must use the mark in connection with the goods and/or services covered by the registration...more
Unterscheidungskraft einer Farbkombinationsmarke (BPatG) - Die REV Ritter GmbH meldete 2018 beim DPMA die unten dargestellte Farbkombination als Bildmarke für elektrische Verlängerungskabel in Klasse 9 an, wobei die Farben...more
According to EUIPO, a historical trademark can still enjoy residual protection even if no (new) goods and services have been offered under it for a long time. If such a historical trademark is then newly applied for by a...more
Eine historische Marke kann laut EUIPO auch dann noch einen Restschutz genießen, wenn unter ihr bereits seit langer Zeit keine (Neu-)Waren und Dienstleistungen mehr angeboten werden. Wird eine solche historische Marke dann...more
NGE Intellectual Property attorney Andrea Fuelleman discusses the potential implications of Brexit on the status of trademark rights and registrations in the EU and UK as of January 1, 2021. If you have any questions,...more
The Cancellation Division of EUIPO has recently issued a resounding decision declaring the invalidity of the figurative trademark representing the “Flower thrower”, one of the most iconic Banksy’s mural paintings. The...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, patent offices worldwide are taking steps to minimize negative impacts that patent and trademark filers may suffer. ...more
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the European Union (EU). From February 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, the UK and EU are in a "Transition Period," where there will be no change to the process of...more
With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more
This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more
After years of angst and political uncertainty, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union on January 31, 2020, and its departure gave rise to many questions regarding the future of intellectual property rights in...more
A mere three and a half years after the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, the UK looks set to “leave” the EU on 31 January 2020. Instead of exiting without a deal (which at one stage looked distinctly...more