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Trademarks Foreign Language Trademark Registration

A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
Weintraub Tobin

(Podcast) The Briefing - The Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents: What It Means for Your Brand

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You came up with a clever brand name in a foreign language—great! But did you know it might be refused by the USPTO? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down what a doctrine is, how...more

Cozen O'Connor

Québec Publishes Final Regulations Under Québec’s Charter of French Language, Broadening the Translation Exemptions for Trademarks...

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On June 26, 2024, the Province of Québec released the long-awaited final amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (Regulation), which amend multiple French-language requirements, including...more

Smart & Biggar

Canadian Trademark Law 2023: A Year in Review

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2023 was an active year in Canadian trademark law. Canadian Courts addressed a wide range of issues, from licensing to comparative advertising to co-branding.   Notable changes also emerged from the Canadian Trademarks...more

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

MarkIt to Market - October 2018: Your brand -- keep (and protect) its "character"

Babbel.com has estimated that of the world’s approximately 7.5 billion inhabitants, 1.5 billion speak English, about 20% of the earth’s population. English is by far the most commonly-studied foreign language, and even in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Summary of Recent Precedential Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decisions

From June through August 2015, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board issued eleven precedential decisions. Over the course of the upcoming weeks, we will briefly summarize each opinion and a “take away” for brand owners and...more

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