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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

A Very Demure, Very Mindful Trademark Problem: Prior-Filed Applications For Your Trademark

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 9/5/2024

TikTok user Jools LeBron (@joolieannie) took the internet by storm when she posted a video encouraging people to be very demure and very mindful in applying their makeup. The post went viral and Jools’ following skyrocketed...more

Why Register My Trademark? The Benefits of Trademark Registration

Jaburg Wilk on 9/17/2019

A trademark is a word, name, or symbol used to identify and distinguish a seller’s product from those of others. A trademark is part of a company’s brand. It is the embodiment of the company’s reputation. Over time, a...more

Markedly Misunderstood: 4 Common Misconceptions About Trademarks

Hutchison PLLC on 4/18/2019

Everyone is familiar with Trademarks. We are literally surrounded by them. Trademarks are the words, logos, packaging and other devices that we use to differentiate goods and services from each other and are how we can...more

Peering over the neighbours’ fence: key differences in trademark laws between Canada and the U.S.

Smart & Biggar on 6/1/2018

As trade talks between Canada and the United States dominate the headlines, it is hard to ignore the strong economic ties between these neighbouring nations. For example, the total volume of goods exported from the U.S. in to...more

More Than Zero: Under the Lanham Act, One Interstate Sale Qualifies as Actual Use of a Trademark in Commerce

Knobbe Martens on 11/21/2016

In 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected shoe manufacturer Adidas’s application to trademark the phrase “ADIZERO,” due to a likelihood of confusion with an existing mark: “ADD A ZERO,” a clothing trademark held...more

Trade-Marks in Canada: Proper Use and Maintenance

Dickinson Wright on 10/17/2016

Proper usage is essential to protecting and maintaining valuable rights in trade-marks. The general rule is ‘use it or lose it’: unless a trade-mark is actually used continuously in connection with products or services,...more

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Sustains Opposition on the Basis of Fraud

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/21/2014

Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Mujahid Ahmad - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) sustained an opposition on the basis of fraud, finding that Ahmad’s...more

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