The USPTO refused registration of the mark 100 PERCENT WINE, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark CENTO PER CENTO, both for wine. The English translation of ...
Effective February 17, 2017, the USPTO is amending its rules concerning the examination of affidavits or declarations of continued use or excusable nonuse filed under Section 8 or Section 71 ...
Glwynn Baker graduated from Purdue University with a degree in chemical engineering and then received his law degree from the George Washington University. Glwynn was a patent attorney for The ...
The recent TTAB decision regarding the TEQUILA certification mark [TTABlogged here] may have whet (or wet) your appetite for a more extensive discussion of certification marks. Professor Jeanne C. Fromer ...
Commissioner of Patents Andrew Hirshfeld and William Covey, Director for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline will issue personalized certificates to practitioners who provide at least 50 hours of patent ...
Commissioner of Patents Andrew Hirshfeld and William Covey, Director for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline will issue personalized certificates to practitioners who provide at least 50 hours of patent ...
Congratulations to George Washington University alumnus Makan Delrahim who now serves as Deputy White House Counsel. Makan has a long and distinguished record of service for the government including the ...
The former Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit is quoted in IAM Magazine as “remain[ing] a candidate for the [PTO] Director position and believ[ing] that [he] possess[es] the energy, experience, ...

CHICAGO STAGEHAND Supplemental Registration Cancelled by Prior User Despite No Acquired Distinctiveness
In this unusual factual situation involving two geographically descriptive terms, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark CHICAGO STAGEHAND, in standard character form, ...
Attached are three intellectual property opinions from the Hon. Neal Gorsuch, nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. gorsuchOpinionsX Regards, Hal