The Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF) will hold its annual meeting in Boston on September 14-16. I am on the Board of Directors of the AIPF. The agenda includes patent and trademark topics, as well as others, and features many international perspectives. It also...
Read MoreThe ABA-IPL Trademark Day is a unique event. I have been fortunate to have been involved in the planning of the first event. I am not aware of any other event that provides as much detailed information and insight from USPTO trademark staff. And the...
Read MoreDid you know that meat slaughtering services and products have brands too? And trademark protection for those brands? Trademarks can protect any legal service or product. For example, see my blog post, Even manure brands have trademarks. A search of the USPTO TESS system for: (slaughtering )[GS]...
Read MoreI was fortunate to sit down with Rolf Claessen of Freischem & Partner in Germany to chat about the differing trademark use requirements on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. We met at INTA several years ago and it is always fun and informative to...
Read MoreI don’t know precisely when “Netflix and chill” became a pop culture phenomenon. But like most – or all – phenomena, trademark applications ensue. In 2015 and thus far in 2016, a fifteen applications have been filed at the USPTO for trademarks featuring “AND CHILL”...
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