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DarrowEverett LLP

Trademark Rights Explained: Common Law vs. Federal Registration

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Whether a business is launching a new product or rebranding an existing company, selecting a name, logo, or slogan is a crucial decision. Trademarks are powerful tools that identify the source of goods or services and protect...more

Weintraub Tobin

Unprotectable Generic Trademarks + Top-Level Domains = Protectable Trademarks

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Generic trademarks are those which, due to their popularity and/or common usage, have become synonymous with the products or services. Such trademarks include Kleenex, Band-Aid, Jeep, Aspirin, and Cellophane. Such marks,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Choosing Owner Entities WISELY

In a recent precedential decision, the TTAB clarified whether a party filing an Opposition is entitled to allege a family of marks as a basis for a Section 2(d) claim when those marks are not all owned by a single legal...more

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