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Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
The USPTO is replacing its decades-old search tool TESS (“Trademark Electronic Search System”) completely as of November 30, 2023 with its new search tool. This search tool is currently called “Trademark Search” and accessible online at: https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/sear...
Read moreLitigating Circumstances This case about Bank of America’s Erica virtual assistant underscores the significance of actual and demonstrable use in commerce. Go here...
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Read moreMetallica and the band's co-manager Cliff Burnstein have been acquiring IP rights to various song catalogs, including tons of classic rock. Eminem's publisher is alleging...
Read moreA UK university's student union is in hot water for plagiarizing its Black Lives Matter message from another UK university's student union. Update: the man who ...
Read moreSince the protests began, there have been several trademark applications for "I CAN'T BREATHE." Other trademark applications related to the protests include one man's att...
Read moreNestlé's actions regarding its plant-based burger may have put it in an impossible situation. In-N-Out is alleging that Australian burger chain Down N' Out's branding is...
Read moreWith the rise of third-party retailers selling products on Amazon comes the rise of counterfeit products, many of which are indistinguishable from legitimate ones.Teens a...
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