Attached is a paper, “The Right to Experiment ‘On’ a Patented Invention: Exorcising the Ghosts of Case Law Past”, that considers the important work of George Washington University Law School Professor ...
The TTAB affirmed the USPTO's refusals to register six design marks - comprising the color green applied to the top portion of a sprinkler head and contrasting with an adjoining ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register THE LAUNDRY CAFE on the Supplemental Register, finding the term to be generic for "providing washing and drying laundry facilities," in International Class ...
My second anniversary since retirement also marks the end of my non-compete clause with the Foley firm. During this “sabbatical” a treatise on the Leahy Smith America Invents Act of 2011 ...
The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the slogan I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN! for “Bottoms; Caps; Hats; Jackets; Shirts; Sweatshirts; T-shirts; Tops," on the ground that the ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of February 2017. The first of the four hearings will be held at Southwestern Law ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark MERLIN for "timepieces and chronometric instruments," finding it confusingly similar to the identical mark registered for various articles of clothing. The Examining Attorney ...
In a 75-page opinion that includes a 12-page Appendix summarizing the record, the Board dismissed this opposition to registration of the mark TEQUILA as a certification mark for "distilled spirits, ...
Japan Patent Office Director Komiya was a featured keynote speaker at the recently concluded Naples Roundtable. The JPO website has posted a picture from this conference showing Director Komiya together ...
Here is a link to my January 19th webcast entitled "Friendly Shores: A Guide to TTAB Practice for Foreign Trademark Owners." You may also download the PowerPoint slide deck. To ...