That Board entered judgment summarily in this opposition to registration of the mark shown below left, for "Athletic footwear; Bowling shoes; Footwear; Footwear for track and field athletics; Golf shoes; ...

Don’t Miss the USC Gould School of Law 2017 Intellectual Property Institute program on March 21, 2017
FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL & BUNGALOWS SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA Intellectual Property Institute Tuesday | March 21, 2017 IP Remedies Roundtable and Workshop Monday | March 20, 2017 FEATURED SPEAKERS AND TOPICS: ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark BEACH HUGGY for "pillows," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark HUGGY PETS for "decorative pillowcases for children." The ...
The TTAB sustained a petition for cancellation of the mark PORTÓN for "Distilled spirits; brandy; pisco," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark PATRON for tequila ...
Reliable sources have indicated that the Federal Circuit Bar Association is now hoping to hold an early Fall 2017 conference in Tokyo where the court would bring five of its ...
Perhaps the single most unique idea for patent cooperation between Japan and the United States occurred in the 1980's in parallel with ill-fated patent harmonization treaty discussions in Geneva under ...
Congratulations to Neel Sukhatme who has recently joined the full time faculty of the Georgetown University Law Center with a focus on patent law. Prof. Sukhatme has degrees in Computer ...
Supposedly one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods. Here are four (IV) recent Section ...
Yours truly, The TTABlogger, will present a webinar entitled "Friendly Shores: A Guide to TTAB Practice for Foreign Trademark Owners," on Thursday, January 19th from 10 to 11 AM EST, ...
Robert H. Coggins has been appointed to the position of Administrative Trademark Judge at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Judge Ellen J. Seeherman retired from government service in December ...