● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Trademarks ☞ Hey The North Face! When You Said Sending Us A Bogus #Trademark Threat Was A Mistake, We Believed You; So Why Did You Do It Again? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211223/16543648169/hey-north-face-when-you-said-sending-us-bogus-trademark-threat-was-mistake-we-believed-you-so-why-did-you-do-it-again.shtml
"On 22 November 2021, the #China National Intellectual Administration ( #CNIPA ) issued the new Guidelines on #Trademark Examination and Review. Ling Zhao of the MARQUES China Team reports." https://www.marques.org/blogs/class46/?XID=BHA5050
#trademarks covered without #trademark paperwork and nuisance lawyers: "In a recent decision of 1 December 2021, the General Court (10th Chamber) gives an insightful analysis of the rationale behind the two articles and whether a different scope of protection applies to them." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/general-court-no-absolute-protection.html
Great new example of #Webspam disguised as legitimate article. Almost all coverage in this area ( #patent and #trademark law) is spam. https://www.eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk/mag/news/ip-specialists-adamson-jones-increase-depth-and-breadth-of-experience/ #www = #spamfarm
"The AEG-owned promoter is accusing its rival of advertising and selling tickets to a new Southern California festival that it says infringes the #Coachella #trademark ." https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachella-lawsuit-goldenvoice-sues-live-nation/
#TTAB : Three Recent Section 2(d) Inter Partes Cases - How Did They Come Out? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ttablog-test-three-recent-section-2d.html #trademark #trademarks #uspto
#Lawyers say, pay me money for #litigation or the sky will fall https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=af4e964f-9fd0-4f8d-9068-0d5d8ff4305e #trademarks #trademark
#Trademark maximalists have long welcomed and ushered in this kind of behaviour; now, for potentially political reasons, #USPTO barks?< https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/12/chinese-banned-terminated.html
"Can you register a famous person’s name as your trademark without their consent?" Clear abuses of #trademark #law would lead to #trademarks being presumed invalid https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/12/section-lanham-amendment.html
#CAFC Affirms #TTAB : "BF-7" Registration for Nutritional Supplements Invalid Due to Non-Ownership http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/cafc-affirms-ttab-bf-7-registration-for.html #trademark #trademarks
● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Trademark #Trademarks ☞ The Papas and the Pappas: Burger Joint Rebrands Over Trademark Dispute https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211209/10130548087/papas-pappas-burger-joint-rebrands-over-trademark-dispute.shtml
Precedential No. 32: Color "Cream" for Guitar Pickups Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness, Says #TTAB http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/precedential-no-32-color-cream-for.html #trademark #trademarks
WYHA? #TTAB Finds "5 DAY FASTING DIET" Merely Descriptive of Nutritionally Balanced Prepared Meals http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/wyha-ttab-finds-5-day-fasting-diet.html #trademark #trademarks
Trying to 'own' the concept of a #goat http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ttablog-test-is-goat-greatest-of-all.html #trademark #trademarks
#worldtrademarkreview = #corruptMedia or megaphone for #patent / #trademark #litigation companies, e.g. https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/authors/christian-thomas part time booster of corrupt #euipo http://techrights.org/wiki/EUIPO
The rest of my day will be spent analysing a week's worth of #trademark and #patent news. I'm not ranting; I just give my frank interpretation of what #corruptMedia is saying, having been paid by #monopolies and #litigation firms.
Yet nobody wants to talk about rife #trademark abuse in #china https://www.managingip.com/article/b1vrr2tmb7cqg3/china-tm-data-shows-low-preference-for-settlement-and-appeal
#trademark #law on steroids when it's brands of billionaires who target wannabe billionaires http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/12/02/israel-smells-like-chanels-second-round-in-the-district-court/ #trademarks
