More singularity: Still, er, screwed
I thought I covered all the things, all of them!, about trademarks these days in my recent “Trademark Singularity” Part One and Part Two posts […]
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“Scandalousness” remains a lightning rod at the TTAB
Originally posted 2008-09-24 11:39:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch reports on an interesting, not quite safe for home viewing case called Boston Red Sox […]
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Burying 2(a) at the CIPLA
Matal v. Tam was highly influential in the subsequent Supreme Court case Iancu v. Brunetti, which also overturned the provisions of the Lanham Act prohibiting the registration of “immoral” and “scandalous” trademarks on the same grounds. Mr. Coleman will speak about both of these cases, including his experience in the Tam case, and provide his insights regarding the future of registration of these types of controversial trademarks with the USPTO.
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Opposition to “scandalous mark” opens some box
Originally posted 2006-02-16 19:32:24. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMarty Schwimmer chronicles and opines on the latest blip in the controversy regarding registration of a tasteless […]
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He don’t lie, he don’t lie, he don’t lie…
Originally posted 2011-05-05 17:33:54. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMarc “Hussein” Randazza — who hardly needs extra stimulants in his life right this second — brings […]
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Après Tam, le déluge? Nah.
Originally posted 2017-05-12 13:56:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI was speaking to a thoughtful, insightful person last night who asked me, “What if Simon Tam […]
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Hurray for Hollywood!
Originally posted 2016-03-08 10:49:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe official website of the thing is here. Register to attend by clicking here. I’ll be speaking […]
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The return of the scandalous mark denial?
Originally posted 2010-12-27 16:30:52. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPerhaps the “immoral and scandalous” rule is nothing to sniff at, after all. The Times asks: Will […]
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The ACLU’s strange bedfellows
Originally posted 2015-03-09 14:06:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but […]
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Scandalous mark by anybama’s standard
Originally posted 2007-02-13 13:12:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe’ve wondered aloud here whether there’s any life left in the “scandalous or immoral” ground for refusal […]
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The Redskins appeal brief in Pro-Football v. Blackhorse
Originally posted 2015-10-31 20:54:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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TTAB re THE SLANTS trademark: Once disparaging, always disparaging
Originally posted 2013-09-28 21:24:21. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember the SLANTS trademark appeal to the TTAB? Here’s the decision (below). For the TTAB, there’s only […]
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Redskins redux
Originally posted 2013-07-19 12:28:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better […]
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Jiggering it out at the PTO
Originally posted 2015-12-30 15:27:59. Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally published on September 21, 2009. Oh, to be a hip, Jewish intellectual… property owner. Stick with […]
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