Earlier this week, I blogged about how the ALS Association has recently filed to register the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE and ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE trademarks with the USPTO. In my opinion, this decision by ALSA was a poor one: the mark may not be protectable...
Read MoreThe “ice bucket challenge” has become the viral sensation of the summer of 2014. From former presidents, to athletes, to your neighbor and your cousins, everywhere you look online someone is posting a video of their challenge and then challenging others. (If you have been...
Read MoreTo my knowledge, the USPTO and FTC have not yet taken any action against scammers in the US preying on trademark applicants and registrants. See for example: Trademark registrants continue to receive scam “international registration” solicitations New trademark scam solicitation from NovisLink Beware of trademark...
Read MoreAs I have noted before, the hardest thing about blogging…. is to keep blogging. Writing. Consistently. On relevant and interest topics. Ron Coleman over at Likelihood of Confusion® has said it as well, and said it before I did. To demonstrate my point, I present the...
Read MoreThus far in 2014, about 2/3 of the way through the year, the hottest term in trademarks continues to be STRONG. Note that SELFIE and DRONE are also quite popular by my count. (I’m not away of an easy way to search the USPTO TESS...
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