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United States Patent and Trademark Office › Descriptive Trademarks › Trademark Opposition Proceedings

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.    less -
International Lawyers Network

Can Trademarks Be Too Descriptive for Registration?

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Suppose you want to register a trademark that identifies a source of goods/services for your business. What if the trademark describes an ingredient, quality, feature, function, characteristic, or purpose of your...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: #FreeRapunzel: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Loosens Standing Requirements

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In denying a doll maker’s motion to dismiss a mom’s opposition to the registration of the trademark RAPUNZEL, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has relaxed the already liberal standard for what constitutes a “real...more

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Rapunzel May Be Released From Trademark Monopoly Tower

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Rapunzel potentially was released from the trademark monopoly tower, not by her hair, but by trademark opposer and law professor Rebecca Curtin....more

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