A different Slant
Does this story in the Northwest Asian Weekly about the trademark registration woes of a rock band called The Slants sound familiar? The Slants, whose members... Read more
Category: Trademarks and trademark law
Unfair use
More pain, very little gain — besides for lawyers’ college funds — in the roiling world of trademark fair use. Originally posted 2012-09-10 06:00:30. Republished... Read more
Nothing more fun than reading a scathing review!
Not that that’s the only reason Frank Rich should have stayed in his old job. But I digress. John Welch nominates a recent TTAB decision... Read more
“Rock ‘n Roll, Redskins & Free Speech”
I have tried not to overload the blog with media coverage about our Supreme Court case involving THE SLANTS, but this is pretty ginchy: Originally... Read more
“I’m a man”
And perhaps a Brawnier one than you might otherwise have thought, at that. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. No, not me — you... Read more
What’s new up North
The Canadian Trademark Blog writes about three recent trademark decisions from the Canadian courts that readers may find of interest. Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:07. Republished... Read more
Verb That Adjective Noun! “Google” Is Not (Yet) Generic.
It was bound to happen sooner or later—and in fact it happened back in 2012. Someone sued to have “Google” declared generic and the registration... Read more
Failure to …. whatever
“Failure to function as a trademark” is a favorite topic around here, and it’s getting more and more attention. Except when it’s not. What am... Read more
B&B Hardware: The TTAB, the trademark bloggers and the likelihood of preclusion (Updated)
A trademark case involving LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION (the legal thing, not the fun blog) got unusual Supreme Court attention last week, as you doubtless know by... Read more
Trademark Modernization Act!
There we were, all locked down in our houses and not going to the INTA Annual Meeting, and there was a Trademark Modernization Act! Of... Read more
Thick and Juicy Hamburgers!!
Trademark rights aren’t supposed to give you a monopoly on commonly used phrases or descriptions. Asks the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania: What... Read more
McCarthy speaks
This is really something! I always knew John Welch was the definitive resource online, and then some, for what’s going on at the Trademark Trials... Read more
Strange bedfellows
Parlous times: John Welch endorses the International Star Registry! Originally posted 2012-03-06 16:30:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Restaurant knockoffs
Michael Atkins writes about the frustrations of a restaurant owner who seems to think — oddly, for someone who’s already hired a lawyer — he... Read more