The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the test for determining whether a word mark is generic also applies to color marks....more
5/6/2025
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This year kicked off with new tools to help brand owners protect and enforce their marks.
The use of a trademark in commerce is an important aspect of U.S. trademark law; however, an increasing number of trademark...more
Statistics from 2018 reveal that .03% of trademark applications were paper filed. As such, effective February 15, 2020, paper trademark filings are no longer an option. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO")...more
2/20/2020
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