The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark SE VENDE FOR SALE AMERICA for "marketing consulting" [AMERICA disclaimed], finding the mark to be primarily geographically descriptive of the goods under Section ...
In a trademark infringement action, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia dismissed a counterclaim under Section 18 of the Lanham Act for "Cancellation by Restriction" of ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled seven (7) oral hearings for the month of November 2019. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the ...
Weigel Stores applied to register the mark shown first below, for "Processed, ready to eat foods, namely, sandwiches, wrap sandwiches, pizza and pastries" and for "restaurant services," but QuikTrip West ...
In a thorough, 39-page opinion, the Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal of the packaging designs shown below for "electrical cables and wire." The Board found that numerous features ...
Northeastern Law School and the Boston Intellectual Property Patent Law Society (BPLA) will host a panel/roundtable discussion entitled "The Original Sin of Trademark Law: Failure to Function" on November 5th from ...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina dismissed Princeton Vanguard's civil action seeking review of the TTAB's September 6, 2017 decision finding PRETZEL CRISPS to be generic ...
Deep fakes, streaming wars, and e-sports highlighted discussions at Loyola Law School's 5th Annual TechTainment™ event. From left, moderator David Randall, shareholder at Brooks Kushman; Jason Woo, general manager ...
Marty Schwimmer and Yours Truly co-authored an article in the Autumn 2019 issue of World Trademark Review, entitled "U.S. Law Inches Towards Protecting Trademark Reputation Without Use." [pdf here]. Trademark reputation ...
[This guest post was written by Stephanie Stella, an associate in the Trademark Group at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.]. The USPTO refused to register the mark SIELLA’S (standard characters) for ...