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Patent Poetry: When is trademark generic?

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In theory, a trademark can last “forever.” For example, the winged hourglass logo of the Longines watch company, originally registered in Switzerland in 1889, is the oldest valid trademark in the International Registry...more

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ZEROing In On Genericness: Federal Circuit Vacates Decision Finding ZERO Registrable

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The Decision: The Federal Circuit vacated the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's determination that "ZERO" is not generic and has acquired distinctiveness, and remanded. The Reasoning: The Board erroneously framed the...more

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