The Board dismissed two oppositions brought under Section 2(e)(4) and claiming that the mark SCHLAFLYfor beer is primarily merely a surname. The Board did not rule on the Section 2(e)(4) ...
Those of us in the trademark trenches, involved in various day-to-day skirmishes for our clients, seldom have time to step back and consider the Big Picture. Professor Rebecca Tushnet not ...
The Supreme Court has scheduled votes for September 26, 2016, to decide whether to grant certiorari in MCM Portfolio LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co., Supreme Court No. 15-1330m and Cooper v. ...
The Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) once again celebrated its most successful year in its 80+ year history. In 2015-2016 we expanded our key relationships with our Member ...
Yesterday's G-STRING case was not precedential. Apparently the Board originally mis-marked it, but changed the marking to "not precedential."
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled three (III) oral hearings for the month of August. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison Building, ...
The USPTO refused to register the term SKINNIBELT for "belts," deeming it generic for the goods. The Examining Attorney maintained that "skinny belt" is the generic name of a category ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark JIUJITEIRO in the stylized form show immediately below, for various items of athletic apparel, including martial arts uniforms. Applicant One Nation conceded that ...
The Board reversed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark shown below, for charitable fundraising services, on the ground that the applicant and the owners of the registrations cited ...
Patrick Schlesinger was one of the many patent attorneys who started their life in patents at George Washington University Law School while concurrently being employed by General Electric. He moved ...