Organisation: DuPont

The TTAB decision to affirm the likelihood of confusion refusal of HOLLYWOOD COFFEE CO for retail services highlights the importance of following the rules for entering third-party registrations into the record and shows that “something more” is not required to show relatedness between two types of service.

15 July 2024

A key factor in the JPO Appeal Board’s decision was that SOFTWAIR has three possible pronunciations. 

10 June 2024

Viticulture giant MHCS, owner of the mark VEUVE CLICQUOT for “champagne”, was assisted by the relative absence of the respondent from the proceedings.

18 April 2024

The founder of LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, Raj Abhyanker, has sent an email to Trademarkia's attorney team warning of a massive upheaval to the industry due to the rise of AI. 

18 January 2024

The Federal Circuit has overturned years of precedent in a move that will be welcomed by defendants, while plaintiffs are left scratching their heads over how to prove that a mark is not in use.

09 August 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the TTAB’s refusal to register the mark SPARK LIVING due to its “close similarity” with the earlier registered mark SPARK.

15 May 2023

Steve Zhao and Lily Dong of GEN Law Firm highlight the strategies and legal remedies available to brand owners seeking to prevent the genericisation of their trademarks in China, including an innovative approach demonstrated in two recent milestone cases.

11 May 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found that trademark applications for ALL RISE and HERE COMES THE JUDGE would cause confusion with Major League baseball player Aaron Judge. 

04 May 2023

The decision provides a valuable checklist for properly submitting critical evidence and testimony in TTAB proceedings.

18 November 2022

In a landmark decision, the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has expanded the grounds on which fraud may be found by holding that proof of reckless disregard for truth or falsity may be sufficient to show an intent to deceive.

27 October 2021