May 18, 2020
™ vs. ® – The difference between them.
Next to most logos or brand names, you can find either a ™ or a ®. Obviously, they must have some significance, but what is the difference between the two...
trademarks
Aug 29, 2019
OSU’s Confusing Trademark Application
Ohio State University has filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “THE,” in international class 25 for use on clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps,...
Aug 26, 2019
Gain Copyright Protection by Using an Anonymous LLC
These days, confidentiality is hard to come by. On a personal level, it’s hard to be anonymous even on a weekend vacation with friends when they tag you in pictures...
Aug 21, 2019
Likelihood of Confusion in Trademarks
For many businesses, brand name protection is one of their most important assets. Brands helps customers identify a particular business as the source of that business’s goods or services. And...
Jul 25, 2019
Rolling Forward with Your Food Truck Idea
It usually goes something like this: while visiting a friend in Portland, you stopped by one of the city’s 50+ food cart pods the day it wasn’t raining and about...
Jul 3, 2019
Trademark or Cultural Appropriation?
Kim Kardashian is in the news again, perhaps she never really left the news, but this time for a Trademark issue. She is trying to Trademark the name KIMONO for...
Apr 23, 2019
Cultural Intellectual Property Issues
A company in the mainland US recently trademarked ALOHA POKE for a chain of restaurants, and subsequently sent cease and desist letters to restaurants throughout the country. Hawaiians were, understandably,...
Mar 29, 2019
Would a Trademark Attorney Have Helped Olivia Jade?
The recent college admissions scandal has been abundant in the media in recent weeks. The story continued to grow yesterday when the US Patent and Trademark Office officially rejected Olivia...
Feb 20, 2019
What is the supplemental register for trademarks?
When one door closes another opens… So, you’ve received a rejection on your trademark application stating that the mark is descriptive. You can try to overcome the rejection, but if...
Feb 18, 2019
Non-Distinct Office Actions
We discussed on our previous post what Office Actions are when it comes to your trademark application. Now, let’s take a little deeper look at the different types of office...
Feb 13, 2019
A Non-Substantive Trademark Office Action
On our previous post we discussed what a Trademark Office Action is when it comes to your trademark application. Now, let’s take a little deeper look at the different types...
Jan 28, 2019
The DuPont Factors and Trademarks
We discussed in a previous post what an Office Action is when it comes to your trademark application. Now, let’s take a little deeper look at the different types of...