Guest post by (recently sworn-in attorney and former Erik M. Pelton & Associates intern) W. Reid Morris: Social media websites are a dime...
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50 ways to use your trademarks
With apologies to Paul Simon, I present fifty ways that brands can use their trademark(s). Not every use will apply to every brand,...
Read More >>>Anatomy of a declaration in support of trademark's acquired distinctiveness
A trademark that is descriptive may still be registered if...
Read More >>>Great slogans and trademarks from Campbell's soup company
As I have written here many times, great brand names...
Read More >>>Louboutin and YSL dispute over red sole trademark continues
In September, the Second Circuit issued a widely anticipated opinion regarding in Christian Louboutin S.A....
Read More >>>Beware of scam trademark settlement agreements seeking an attorney to complete transaction
Recent chatter on the excellent e-trademarks Listserve® has indicated that...
Read More >>>Recent Trademark Registrations XXXVII
Here is another update of recent client registrations from the public records for readers to see real examples of brands and marks which...
Read More >>>Guarding the Keys to Trademarks and Copyrights Online (article by Erik Pelton)
The ABA has put my paper, Guarding the Keys to Trademarks...
Read More >>>USPTO updates "Basic Facts of Trademarks" resource
The USPTO recently updated its guide, Basic Facts About Trademarks (PDF). The guide is a...
Read More >>>Thanksgiving Trademarks (redux)
Do you love Thanksgiving? Do you love trademarks? Then what could be better today than Thanksgiving trademarks?! From Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, to...
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