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India’s Trademark Registry Accepts Its First Smell Trademark – 2

A graphical representation akin to the one that is usually filed by applicants in case of for instance a word mark or a ...
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India’s Trademark Registry Accepts Its First Smell Trademark – 1

Word marks are more easily perceptible and a large number of variations around the same word may get registered as diffe...
USPTO

Is BLACK SWAN for Vodka Confusable with BLACK SWAN for Wine?

The depiction of a dark swan (in black, grey, and white) strengthens the impact of the dominant literal terms BLACK SWAN...
USPTO

TTAB Finds TURNKEY STORAGE Merely Descriptive of Self-Storage Facilities

There is no dispute that Applicant has invested in promoting its self‑storage services and has generated millions in rev...
USPTO

TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal of GASPER ROOFING Over JASPER CONTRACTORS – 2

The additional wording in each mark, ROOFING and CONTRACTORS, albeit disclaimed, further contributes to differences in s...
USPTO

TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal of GASPER ROOFING Over JASPER CONTRACTORS – 1

Generally, the principle that there is no correct pronunciation of a mark applies with greater force when one of the mar...
EUIPO

George Orwell – trademark law cannot be used to recreate a perpetual monopoly once copyright protection has ended – 6

The objective of Article 7(1)(e) EUTMR is to prevent the exclusive and permanent rights that a trade mark confers from s...
EUIPO

George Orwell – trademark law cannot be used to recreate a perpetual monopoly once copyright protection has ended – 5

Cultural heritage is morally violated by trade mark registration if the public would find the registration offensive in ...
EUIPO

George Orwell – trademark law cannot be used to recreate a perpetual monopoly once copyright protection has ended – 4

In light of the foregoing criteria, the Grand Board concludes that, for the relevant public, the sign ‘GEORGE ORWELL’ wi...
EUIPO

George Orwell – trademark law cannot be used to recreate a perpetual monopoly once copyright protection has ended – 3

In particular, information included in dictionaries has been considered as being in the nature of well-known facts becau...