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Tag: PTO Practice

Posted on May 28, 2021 TTAB Practice

Don’t mutilate my mark!

John Welch treats us to another edition of “You Be the Judge” — well, he calls it something slightly else, but whatever — and asks... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Uncategorized

The TTABlog Fraud Collection

Excellent trademark “research” for the slower, or lower, moments. Originally posted 2012-04-23 18:48:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

Whitewashed

Am I missing something here? Did you know that the terms “Black Power,” “Black Supremacy,” and “La Raza” (The Race) are all trademarks that have... 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

Posted on April 8, 2020 Uncategorized

Thoughts on Welch’s thoughts on PTO fraud

The TTABlog®‘s John Welch shares his thoughts from on “fraud on the PTO in the post-Bose era.  Excerpt: So how does one plead a fraud... Read more

Posted on March 13, 2020 Functionality and Trademarks

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

Posted on December 19, 2019January 7, 2020 TTAB 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

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 November 1, 2019January 14, 2022 Section 2(a)

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

Posted on October 30, 2019 Brand Management and Branding

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

Posted on October 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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

Posted on October 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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

Posted on October 17, 2019 Law Practice and Profession

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

Posted on September 18, 2019 Law Practice and Profession

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

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