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Tag: Distinctiveness

Sean Connery with Walther
Posted on May 1, 2023July 25, 2023 Trademarks and trademark law

Trademark attorneys shaken AND stirred over Walther product configuration TM ruling

Who says the Commissioner of Trademarks is “Dr. No”? To the contrary, some trademark registration applications Only Live Twice — and that’s quite enough.  John... Read more

Bulls Eye
Posted on February 18, 2023 Trademarks and trademark law

Web 2.0, but nothing’s changed

Remember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER?  The notable part about how that went down was... Read more

Posted on September 10, 2022 Costumes and Clothing

Chippendales shimmies up to the Circuit

Hot (if unlike LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® you go for that sort of thing) off the presses — here’s the appellate brief in the Chippendale’s appeal of... Read more

Posted on August 18, 2022 Costumes and Clothing

Best of 2008: Tackiness not grounds for refusal to register

[Posted December 1, 2008.] Otherwise, why would John Welch be reporting this appeal?: December 4, 2008 – 10 AM: In re Chippendales USA, LLC, Serial... 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

Posted on June 17, 2021 Copyright Law Fashion Law Trademarks and trademark law

Bag It

Remember Vuitton v. Dooney? It’s over. Reports the Shiny Style blog: A judge ruled in favor of Dooney & Bourke in the trademark dispute involving... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

The slide to genericide

Evan Brown writes about everyone’s favorite candidate for the dustbin of trademark history — Google. It’s obvious to me that Google has made a conscious... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Use as a Trademark

The Trademark Singularity: Part 1

Well, trademark use is all the rage in trademark thinking and commentary now, and well it should be. It goes, after all, to the heart... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021May 27, 2021 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

I enjoy being a trademark lawyer

John Welch at the TTABlog® has up what even he acknowledges is an “excit[ing]” post, in which he both imagines himself a woman and quotes... Read more

Family of Marx
Posted on November 1, 2019 Trademarks and trademark law

In a family way

I’ve written, as is my wont, at great length regarding my skepticism about the “family of trademarks” concept. Well, once you’ve digested that, you may... Read more

Posted on October 30, 2019 Uncategorized

I rate! And I float!

Got my genuine, secondary – meaning – generating TTABlog Floating Key Chain in the mail yesterday — just for being me! I knew I’d float... Read more

Pillsbury Doughboy
Posted on October 17, 2019June 12, 2023 Brand Management and Branding

Best of 2010: Dough, a dear

First posted August 11, 2010. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man wreaked some havoc in his time, but who would have thought that his inspiration — the... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Trademarks and trademark law

Lapping up the trademark law

The question: Trade Dress Trick Question: Is this laptop shape #distinctive?#trademarks pic.twitter.com/Wj23Sz8kxt — Ed Timberlake (@TimberlakeLaw) August 25, 2016 (Remember non-professionals:  “Distinctiveness” is the core of... Read more

Posted on September 20, 2019 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

South Korean court affirms ridiculous STARPREYA ruling

Michael Atkins gives us the post-mortem on this case that demonstrates what could delicately be called the home field advantage. Originally posted 2012-06-11 19:57:20. Republished... 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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