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Holiday Sayings - Who Owns Them?

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As the holiday season is now upon us, one may wonder: Are general sayings about Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays protectible as trademarks? Or are these sayings free for anyone to use on things like sweatshirts and...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - December 2022

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TTAB Emancipates “Queen of Christmas” from Mimi - Mariah Carey lets mark registration go unchallenged - Breakdown - Mariah Carey takes a lot of guff for...strange behavior. We won’t review the stories here; poring...more

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USPTO Closed on June 18 in Observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day

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This afternoon, President Biden signed S. 475, the "Juneteenth National Independence Day Act," into law. The Act designates Juneteenth National Independence Day as a Federal holiday....more

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Patent Term Adjustment: Lessons Learned from the Federal Circuit Decision in Actelion v. Matal

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We can take two valuable lessons from a recent decision of the Federal Circuit: 1. Review all check boxes on forms when filing a U.S. patent application; and 2. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is not...more

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District Court Dismisses USPTO December 2015 Holidays Case

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On December 2, 2016, Judge O’Grady of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the USPTO’s motion to dismiss the complaint brought by Elm 3DS Innovations, LLC over the “holidays” declared December...more

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Holiday Horror Series: Part 4 – HO, HO, HO! AND FA-LA-LA-LA-LA! More Christmas Patents

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The last time I checked (which was a couple of years ago), I found over 900 U.S. patents in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database that had the word “Christmas” in the title. Every year at this time, I look at a few...more

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Holiday Horror Series: Part 1- Could You Patent Christmas?!

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The holidays are upon us. Given that everything seems to be protected by intellectual property rights, could someone protect Christmas? The most likely candidate to try to patent Christmas would be Santa Claus. But...more

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Breaking News: USPTO Restores EFS-Web and Private PAIR

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Although the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has not yet made a formal announcement on the USPTO Systems Status and Availability webpage or the Office's Facebook and Twitter accounts, it appears that the Office has now...more

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USPTO Restores Fax Line

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced on December 24, 2015 that it has now restored its fax line and is once again able to receive faxed documents. The announcement was made on the Office's Facebook and Twitter...more

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Major Power Outage Causes Shutdown of USPTO Online and IT Systems -- USPTO to Consider December 22-24 to be "Federal Holidays"

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On Tuesday, December 22, a major power outage at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, VA significantly damaged the Office's electronic systems and required the shutdown of the Office's online and...more

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Ho, Ho, Ho! And Fa-La-La-La-La! More Christmas Patents

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The last time I checked (which was a couple of years ago), I found 979 U.S. patents in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database that had the word “Christmas” in the title. Every year at this time, I look at a few of...more

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USPTO News Briefs - December 2014

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USPTO Closed on December 26 - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice today informing stakeholders that the Office will be closed on Friday, December 26, 2014. The notice indicated that December 26 will...more

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