This past month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a new examination guide regarding the burden an examining attorney must meet to refuse registration of an.
Choosing the right name is important when starting a business because the business name plays an important role in brand growth and perception. For many family-owned enterprises,.
A trademark is an intellectual property right that protects a company’s brand. The idea is to allow a producer of goods or services to distinguish their goods or services from those of.
Two decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) illustrate the difficulty of predicting whether a likelihood of confusion will be found when comparing virtually identical marks for different goods or services.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintains two trademark Registers: the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. As the chart below shows, these Registers.