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Can U.S. Trademark Registrations Be Cancelled for Genericness?

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Suppose that you have obtained a U.S. trademark registration for your trademark on goods or services for your business. Can your trademark registration be cancelled with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office based on...more

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(Podcast) The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

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The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

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For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more

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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: SPIN Trademark Has Peloton Wrapped Around the Axel

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Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the case where Peloton petitions to establish that SPIN and SPINNING are now generic terms against #MadDogg?'s trademark. Read the blog: http://bit.ly/2OmGtgv?. Listen to the podcast:...more

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