Here is another update of recent Erik M. Pelton & Associates client registrations obtained from the public records so readers can see real examples of brands and marks which are being protected – and the wide range of variety in brand names, logos, products and services....
Read MoreThe annual spring IP conference of the ABA this year will feature a wealth of trademark (and copyright and patent) content. Full disclosure: I helped with organizing and planning the trademark programming. The conference will be Bethesda, Maryland from March 25-27. Trademark content includes: A...
Read MoreTrademark Registration 4641345, is a sound mark for a commercial jingle. It was issued to Nationwide insurance in November of 2014, and consists of “a vocalist singing the words, “NATIONWIDE IS ON YOUR SIDE” accompanied by the seven musical notes. E, G, G, G, A, C, C....
Read MoreIn 2013, a total of 326,306 trademark applications were filed with the USPTO. The number of trademark filings increased in 2014, to 336,239. [These numbers come from a T.E.S.S. search conducted on January 6, 2015.] The number of registrations issued in 2014 also grew over...
Read MoreThis morning, the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments regarding the trademark application for THE SLANTS. The TTAB had denied registration of the mark as disparaging under Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act in a precedential opinion October of 2013. See...
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