On January 24, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held in H&R Block, Inc. v. Block, Inc., that defendant Block’s trademark was not likely to confuse consumers as to source of the...
On November 14, 2022, in San Antonio Winery, Inc. v. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co., Ltd., the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that process may be effected on a nonappearing foreign defendant...
The facts are as follows. The plaintiff, Punchbowl, Inc., is an online greeting card company, using and owning the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006. The defendant AJ Press is the owner of PUNCHBOWL NEWS, an...
As part of the implementation of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020, the new USPTO rule (formerly 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a)) to respond to trademark office actions will drop from the former...
On June 30, 2022, the USPTO’s new Director, Kathi Vidal, discussed the new identity verification requirements for filing of new trademark applications, commencing on August 6, 2022 (just in five days...
On May 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office updated its exam guideline for examining generic marks, Examination Guide 1-22. The guideline clarifies that the establishment of a prima facie...
When asked to describe what is I.P., most people will reply with a generalized answer of patents, copyrights, or trademarks. However, the field of intellectual property encompasses more...
TRUMP TOO SMALL mark, Steven Elster, applicant, Ser. No. 87749230, filed Jan. 10, 2018 On February 24, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in In re Elster, that Section 2(c) of...
Today, May 1, is Global Love Day. To commemorate the day, we spotlight ”love,” specifically the trademark registrations and copyright applications for LOVE. Registrant At World Properties, LLC, a...
More RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO FUCK YOURSELF (and variations) trademark applications filed with USPTO since war in Ukraine began As of March 21, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, and so do...