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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) Acquired Distinctiveness

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - August 2018: #NOPOWER? will.i.am's Hashtag Problems

In a recent precedential decision, the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) confirmed that a hashtag symbol (#) generally adds little or no source-indicating distinctiveness to a trademark. In this case, rapper...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Laudatory Terms – Super Trademarks or Not Worth the Trouble?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Hello loyal TMCA readers – This is the first installment of what we hope to be an informative series of posts called Quirky Questions: TMCA Edition. Our labor and employment colleagues have a great blog, Quirky Questions,...more

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