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EUIPO Rejects Thom Browne’s Four-Stripe Design Mark as Decorative, Not Distinctive

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The European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has refused to register Thom Browne’s position trademark consisting of four horizontal white stripes placed on the upper left sleeve of garments....more

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

Penn State Wins On and Off the Field

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Pennsylvania State University has secured wins on the field and in court this football season with a 10-1 football record (and likely a College Football Playoff berth), and a jury verdict in its favor in a lawsuit against...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Took a DNA Test, Turns Out “100% THAT BITCH” Is Registrable

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Addressing a refusal to register for failure to function as a trademark, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (Board) reversed, finding that the evidence of consumer perception of “100% THAT BITCH” did not demonstrate that the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

College T-shirts and Trademarks – Ornamental, or Protectable?

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As college freshmen head to campus for the start of classes, there is one vital campus bookstore purchase before classes begin: a T-shirt bearing the college’s logo. This purchase is not only a rite of passage for freshmen;...more

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Proud to Be an American God Bless The USA, But Not Functioning as A Trademark

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In a precedential decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) affirmed the refusal to register the trademark GOD BLESS THE USA for home decor items on the ground...more

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