Ed T and the Trademark Dimensions
Explanatory introduction to a virtual guest post by Ed Timberlake: I say if it's yours and you post in on an embeddable platform, you've given... Read more
Tag: PTO Practice
TTAB reminds everyone who’s in charge
The TTABlog on what every TTAB practitioner knows: The Board still elevates form over substance in one really dumb way: Several trademark practitioners on the... Read more
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
Opposition to “scandalous mark” opens some box
Marty Schwimmer chronicles and opines on the latest blip in the controversy regarding registration of a tasteless trademark, answering the musical question, What exactly is... Read more
Amateur trademark filings, gauzy brand aids
A very popular post around here, based on server logs and SEO power, is this one: Trademark do it yourself? In that post I dissect... Read more
Fraud on the PTO: Is it real, or all in my mind?
Big decision, via the TTABlog®: The worm, finally, finally, has turned on the issue of the cancellation of trademark registrations based on “fraud on the... Read more
Vintage PTO “fraud”?
The TTABlog® almost breathlessly — and, quite understandably, considering — links to Seattle Trademark Lawyer, who reports on a case, One True Vine, LLC v.... Read more
Best of 2012: Schaden-Fraud?
First posted on September 24, 2012. John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of a meaningful... Read more
The return of the scandalous mark denial?
Perhaps the “immoral and scandalous” rule is nothing to sniff at, after all. The Times asks: Will the COCAINE tradememark take a powder? I don’t... Read more
Redskins redux
Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better than ever. This time the focus is an interesting... Read more
Schaden-Fraud?
John Welch has once again updated his Fraud-O-Meter! Behind this clever Infographic-type thingy is a report of a meaningful legal development concerning the concept of... Read more
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
Tackiness not grounds for refusal to register
Otherwise, why would John Welch be reporting this appeal?: December 4, 2008 – 10 AM: In re Chippendales USA, LLC, Serial No. 78666598 [Refusal to... Read more
Redskins redux 2
I didn’t have a chance to mention that last month, the order denying the legal challenge to the Washington Redskin’s use of its trademark American... Read more