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What is an ornamental trademark? (video)
What does it mean if a trademark is “ornamental”? Can ornamental trademark refusals be avoided? To learn more about the meaning of an ‘ornamental trademark’...
Read More >>>Monthly Archives: May 2012
Saluting Our Veterans: Interesting Memorial Day Trademarks
[Re-posted, with edits, from 5/30/2012] Memorial Day is our country’s annual tribute to fallen heroes...
Read More >>>Apple files for patent and trademark protection for Siri's "ding-ding" nois...
I recently noticed that Apple filed to “intent to use”...
Read More >>>Veteran-owned small businesses eligible for pro bono trademark services from Erik M. Pelto...
Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC (“EMP&A”), an experienced boutique...
Read More >>>Tips from the USPTO: An INTA 'table topic' summary
Two weeks ago I attended a roundtable “table topic” at the INTA conference featuring two...
Read More >>>Anatomy of a copyright registration
In September 2011, I posted about what an application for copyright registration with the Library of Congress looks like. See: Anatomy of an application for copyright...
Read More >>>Essential USPTO trademark resources
The USPTO website (www.USPTO.gov) contains an amazing array of trademark resources. Even many experienced practitioners are not aware of all of them. While the following...
Read More >>>Beware of trademark scam from "International Catalogue of Trademarks"
I received the solicitation below this week. The cost for...
Read More >>>Tips for trademark settlement discussions
Most writing and analysis regarding trademark issues assume an end result in court (or at...
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