Don’t mutilate my mark!
Originally posted 2010-10-12 18:56:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch treats us to another edition of “You Be the Judge” — well, he calls it […]
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Whitewashed
Originally posted 2010-04-12 18:58:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAm I missing something here? Did you know that the terms “Black Power,” “Black Supremacy,” and “La […]
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In a family way
Originally posted 2010-11-11 23:59:08. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’ve written, as is my wont, at great length regarding my skepticism about the “family of trademarks” […]
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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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Amateur trademark filings, gauzy brand aids
Originally posted 2013-08-20 12:15:34. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA very popular post around here, based on server logs and SEO power, is this one: Trademark […]
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Fraud on the PTO: Is it real, or all in my mind?
Originally posted 2009-09-03 10:49:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBig decision, via the TTABlog®: The worm, finally, finally, has turned on the issue of the cancellation […]
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Vintage PTO “fraud”?
Originally posted 2014-07-09 21:49:45. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe TTABlog® almost breathlessly — and, quite understandably, considering — links to Seattle Trademark Lawyer, who reports […]
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Trademark attorneys shaken AND stirred over Walther product configuration TM ruling
Originally posted 2010-10-29 06:01:21. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWho says the Commissioner of Trademarks is “Dr. No”? To the contrary, some trademark registration applications Only […]
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Best of 2012: Schaden-Fraud?
Originally posted 2012-12-26 12:55:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst posted on September 24, 2012. John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever […]
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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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Web 2.0, but nothing’s changed
Originally posted 2010-01-28 17:52:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterRemember the silliness over the attempt by a certain attorney to secure trademark rights for CYBERLAWYER? The […]
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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 […]
Continue reading »What’s all this I hear about geographically misdescriptive?
Originally posted 2009-09-03 10:49:39. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe TTABlog presents, in effect, a primer, based on a recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision, […]
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Schaden-Fraud?
Originally posted 2012-09-24 19:26:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of […]
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