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Feb 11 No major changes in new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board standard protective order

Posted at 11:12h By Dane Johnson in Trademark Law

As of February 5, 2020, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") has an updated standard protective order ("SPO") The new SPO makes no substantive changes to its predecessor. As explained briefly below, this leaves two levels of confidentiality protection of information and documents in...

Oct 08 Canna federal registration beat a prior common law trademark right?

Posted at 20:15h By Dane Johnson in Trademark Law

Common law trademark rights are generally acquired by the earliest user of a mark with particular goods or services. Use, not registration, is a prerequisite. The federal trademark rights that come with registration of a mark through the US Patent and Trademark Office are more...

Jul 26 Trademark Office aims to undo digitally created specimens.

Posted at 21:52h By Dane Johnson in Trademark Specimens

A United States trademark registration requires proof that the mark applied has been used in commerce, which refers to the type of commerce that federal law may regulate: interstate commerce, or the sale of goods or services between one US state and at least one...

B®and Space

Feb 11 No major changes in new Trademark Trial and Appeal Board standard protective order

Oct 08 Canna federal registration beat a prior common law trademark right?

Jul 26 Trademark Office aims to undo digitally created specimens.

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