The Israeli Deputy Registrar, in a recent decision, overturned a rejection made by the examiner, and allowed the registration of a trademark for the Hebrew transliteration of "Chef Line" in classes…
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Liberia introduces new rules on trademarks, patents
The Republic of Liberia has recently promulgated some regulations on trademarks…
The Madrid Protocol makes it possible to extend protections from an international registration to the United States. A United States District Court has just cautioned practitioners that they must…
The jury instruction improperly stated that the plaintiff was required to show willfulness for an award of profits.
Jury instructions given during a trial over whether a whale-watching company and…
Background
Craft and industrial products (CIPs) are a specific category of non-agricultural products originating in a certain geographic area and having a specific reputation for their qualities…
In January 2020, Volkswagen (VW, the Opponent) filed an opposition against this trade mark application, alleging a likelihood of confusion with its earlier 3D shape registrations . The Applicant’s…
By Janice Bereskin, Toba Cooper and Luca Manfredi.
Barely five years after Canada’s “green rush”, interest in psychedelics for both medical and recreational use has increased dramatically. According…
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) properly refused to register the mark “.SUCKS,” in standard characters and a stylized pixelated font, for failure to function as mark for the applicant’s…
This case ABP Technology Ltd v Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. & Anor (Rev1) [2021] – EWHC 3096 (Ch) (19 November 2021) concerns two parties using highly similar/identical marks (STEALTH) on identical…
