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Trademarks Trademark Policing

A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
Erise IP

What would a recession mean for trademarks? A drop in applications, yes, but also opportunities

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With multiple indicators—including new trademark filings—suggesting the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession, can the lessons of previous economic downturns prepare us for what might be ahead?...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trademark Licenses . . . Again (Update No. 1)

Our January 22 post discussed “a long-running issue concerning the treatment of trademark licenses in bankruptcy” and its resolution in the January 12 decision of the First Circuit in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v....more

Snell & Wilmer

Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress: Key Facts and Pitfalls to Avoid

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1. The Difference Between a Trademark, Service Mark, and Trade Dress. A trademark is any word, term, phase, symbol, logo, design, shape, tag line, background, color, scent, sound, device, or combination thereof that...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

Approximately 7% of alleged trademark policy violations on Twitter were deemed valid and sufficient to suspend the responsible...

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A report by Twitter revealed that about 7% of claims (less than 1,000 out of almost 13,000 claims) made during the first half of 2015 that other accounts have violated its trademark policy have resulted in suspension of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 10, October 2013

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No Case or Controversy in DJ Against Patentee Who Sued Manufacturer’s Customers: Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Alberta Telecommunications Research Center - In a non-precedential opinion addressing declaratory judgment...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Tenth Circuit Rejects Infringement Claim Against Use of Competitor’s Trademark as Search Engine Keyword

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The practice of using a competitor’s trademark as a keyword to trigger sponsored links in Internet search engines received a boost this week from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit....more

Mintz - Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints

Hells Angels and Toys “R” Us Settle “Death Head” Trademark Litigation

When I think of the Hells Angels, what immediately comes to mind is a notorious gang of men in leather on Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the 1960’s counterculture, and news reports of illicit activity. When I think of Toys “R”...more

Mintz - Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints

RG3 and Common Law Trademark Rights: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Following in the footsteps of many sports and entertainment celebrities, the Washington Redskins’ quarterback Robert Griffin III, through his company Thr3escompany LLC, filed a number of US trademark and service mark...more

Mintz - Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints

A Primer on Policing Your Trademark

Five steps to protect a marks’ value - Trademark owners have a duty to police their mark. This applies to all types of marks – brand names, slogans, color, product shapes, or even a smell. The cost of dropping the...more

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