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State of Tennessee Concedes Defeat Over Logo Flap
Last week, I reported on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s rejection of the federal trademark application for the State of Tennessee’s boring new logo: Essentially, the USPTO found that the logo...
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Trademark Week in Review: June 26, 2015
Here’s your weekly roundup of stories from the authors at The Root: Bill explained the USPTO’s Supplemental Register. Kevin discussed trademark consent agreements. Randy reported on the latest news in...
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The Supplemental Register is not the End of the World
Last week, Randy wrote about the State of Tennessee’s troubled trademark and its relegation to the Supplemental Register. He made it out to be a “defeat”, but is the Supplemental Register really such a...
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IP 101: The Difference Between Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
The most common question we get is, “What is the difference between copyrights, patents, and trademarks?” People often use the terms interchangeably. Confusion abounds. Have no fear. We are here with a...
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Trademark Application Basics: Identifying Goods and Services
Last month, I listed the minimum filing requirements for federal trademark applications. To recap, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will grant a filing date to an application that contains...
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Trademark Week in Review: July 3, 2015
Here’s your weekly roundup of stories from the authors at The Root: Bill argued that the Supplemental Register is not so bad; Kevin identified the differences between trademarks, patents, and...
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How Long Do Trademarks Last?
Trademarks, like vampires, last forever. Last week, Kevin wrote a lovely post about the difference between patents, copyrights, and trademarks in which he pointed out how patents and copyrights are...
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Federal Court Cancels Washington D.C. NFL Team’s Disparaging Trademarks
Things on the field have been pretty bad for Washington D.C.’s NFL team the past few years. Things off the field have been worse. In June 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) ruled that...
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How To Do A Trademark Design Search
We’re big fans of trademark trivia. We tweet about it every day. Here’s one of my favorites from earlier this week: For the uninitiated, ALF was a popular TV show in the ’80’s. ALF is an acronym for...
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Trademark Week in Review: July 10, 2015
Here’s your weekly roundup of stories from the authors at The Root: Bill answered the question, “how long do trademarks last?“. Kevin reported on the latest development in the ongoing battle over the...
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USPTO Helps You Keep Tabs on Competitors
Trust Tree Co-Founder and world-class stationary cyclist Randy Michels has written about searching the USPTO database to avoid conflict with a competitor’s trademarks, and why this may not be the best...
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How They Rank: LG’s Hairstyle Trademarks
Yesterday, Bill mentioned that LG recently filed a bunch of hair-related trademarks for use with mobile phones and computers. Today, we bring you the definitive rankings of the hairstyles LG intends to...
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American Pharoah’s Legacy Tested At Racetrack and USPTO
Nearly 6 weeks have passed since American Pharoah’s historic victory in the Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. So what’s next for the racehorse with the famously...
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North Coast Brewing Sues Corsair Over Old Rasputin Trademark
The legendary Rasputin is synonymous with a variety of immoral and evil practices. You wouldn’t normally build a brand around a guy known as the “Mad Monk,” but that didn’t stop North Coast Brewing...
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Trademark Week in Review: July 17, 2015
Here’s your weekly roundup of stories from the authors at The Root: Bill explained how the USPTO can help you keep tabs on your competitors. Kevin ranked LG’s hairstyle trademarks. Randy reported on...
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Infographic: What the Top Brands’ Logos have in Common
Need help designing a new logo? Well, help is here in the form of this infographic from educational marketplace, Udemy. They analyzed Fortune’s 2015 World’s Most Admired Companies list and discovered...
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Trademarks in the News – July 2015
There is always plenty of trademark blog fodder. Each month we provide a roundup of some stories you may have missed. Yesterday, Marcus Mariota – the last unsigned first round NFL draft pick – finally...
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Celebrate National Hot Dog Day With Trademarks!
It’s National Hot Dog Day! The origin of this holiday is unclear, but considering July is National Hot Dog Month, I suppose it makes sense to have it all culminate in a single day. Of course, as the...
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Trademark Week in Review: July 24, 2015
Here’s your weekly roundup of stories from the authors at The Root: Bill presented an infographic about what the top brands have in common. Kevin gave a rundown on the trademark news that you might...
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Apple News Update
Recently, I wrote about how we applied to get this blog listed on Apple’s new news app called Apple News (just rolls off the tongue). Well, they let us in. Getting individual posts onto Apple News is...
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