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Category: Trademarks and trademark law

Posted on April 20, 2022 Section 2(a)

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

Posted on April 17, 2022 Fair Use 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

Posted on April 3, 2022 TTAB Practice

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

Posted on April 1, 2022 Section 2(a)

“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

Posted on March 27, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

“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

Posted on March 18, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

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

Posted on March 15, 2022 Genericness and Trademarks

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

Posted on March 3, 2022 Functionality and Trademarks

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

Posted on February 24, 2022 Likelihood of Confusion

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

Posted on February 2, 2022 Trademark registration

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

Posted on February 1, 2022 Stealing the Language

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

Posted on January 23, 2022 TTAB Practice

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

Posted on January 20, 2022January 28, 2022 Trademark registration

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

Posted on January 8, 2022 Trademarks and trademark law

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

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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