Weird and Unexpected Trademarks
In the weird and wonderful world of trademarks, lawyers are used too receiving odd requests for trademarks applications and advice. But occasionally the more experienced law firms—places like Kirton...
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TriVita Loses on NOPALEA Trademark
My colleague, patent attorney Ken Horton, has written a guest post and offered to share it on my blog. Ken writes: The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently issued a trademark...
View ArticleOops. India trashes 166,000 trademark applications
Earlier this month, the Indian Trademark Office abandoned (marked as “dead”) 166,771 pending trademark applications. More recently, they have issued notices that allow applicants to have their...
View ArticleCanadian Trademark Laws Undergoing Massive Changes
Canada is in the midst of a massive update to its trademark laws. Here are three key changes: Canada is starting to use the Nice Classification system for goods and services. Currently, a Canadian...
View ArticleCanadian Trademarks to Include Classifications
I’ve written before about the massive changes coming to the Canadian trade-mark system. These changes include the use of the Nice classification system (which virtually all other countries use);...
View ArticleChinese Trademark Protection: More Important than Ever
New lower trademark fees in China mean you need to protect your trademark, or someone else will Protection of intellectual property in China is problematic. Trademark and domain name squatters may grab...
View ArticleProposed USPTO Rule: All Foreign Trademark Owner Must Use a US Lawyer
Apparently in response to a growing number of problems with foreign trademark owners who are ignorant of (or who are ignoring) the details of the US trademark laws, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...
View ArticleCULTURAL APPROPRIATION AND TRADEMARKS: DISNEY’S HAKUNA MATATA
Cultural appropriation—the unacknowledged and inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one society by members of another, more dominant, society—is not a new concern facing...
View ArticleTHE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN IDEAS
By: Camille Albrecht In the heart of every child is an inventor; with the naive need to save the world from the irritations of everyday life. Elaborate plans for automatic homework machines,...
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How These Common Naming Mistakes and Disasters Can Drown Your Business
The following is a guest post from Grant Polachek of squadhelp.com. A lot of entrepreneurs starting a business often believe that they’d learn from their mistakes. But that’s not always the case when...
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