#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
#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
"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
#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
Not even remotely similar, but lawyers look to make money from unnecessary disputes https://legal-patent.com/trademark-law/level-of-attention-for-advertising-services/ #trademark #trademarks
Trade Marks, #Fashion and Crime in the Nineteenth Century: The Story of the Jaeger brand https://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2021/11/29/trade-marks-fashion-and-crime-in-the-nineteenth-century-the-story-of-the-jaeger-brand/ #TradeMarks #TradeMark
#DRSLogistics v. Gulag: Revival of the Third-party #Trademark as a Keyword Dispute https://spicyip.com/2021/11/revival-of-the-third-party-trademark-as-a-keyword-dispute.html #Trademarks
Don't say "IP"; it's meaningless junk. In this case, it is about #trademarks https://www.managingip.com/article/b1vpq8d7p60wq1/when-ip-lawyers-should-become-the-pr-police
#Trademarks have in fact been depleted by #lawyers who profit from over-use of the system, charging clients for crap #monopolies on words (that are often not even enforceable) https://www.managingip.com/article/b1vp4hp4xkg9vn/tougher-exams-and-logo-use-may-ease-tm-depletion-fears #Trademark #Law
This is not "research" because "IP" isn't a real thing but a lie; if you claim to be doing research and then use these propaganda terms, then you're a lobbyist or corporate operative, not a researcher http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/book-review-handbook-of-intellectual.html #patents #copiyrights #trademarks #tradesecrets
● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Trademarks ☞ Rock Band #Doomscroll Has #Trademark App Opposed By #idSoftware https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211117/12554147963/rock-band-doomscroll-has-trademark-app-opposed-id-software.shtml
Stop calling it "IP"; it's a misnomer that deliberately confuses people https://www.mondaq.com/ireland/trademark/1124668/ireland-launches-intellectual-property-and-technology-court-and-reforms-ip-disputes-procedures #patents #ireland #trademarks
