Trademark rejections: top obstacles counsel must overcome

Private practice and in-house lawyers reveal their strategies for fighting failure to function and consumer confusion rejections at the USPTO

Is ‘MOCCA’ in class 30 generic in China?

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NFTs And Branding – Does Trademark Protection Need To Be Considered? - Intellectual Property - Austria

Having one's intellectual property protected by appropriate registered intellectual property rights should be on the agenda of every diligent businessperson.

Guest Book Review: The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity

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Book review: Research Handbook on Trademark Law Reform

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Artesano Bread vs Artisan Bread

Interesting pending civil action in Grupo Bimbo v. Hirshfeld (E.D.Va. 2021). The Mexican company Grupo Bimbo makes more bread than …

Conceptual comparison and famous names in trade mark applications - Miley Cyrus opposition overturned by General Court

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