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Today is the International Trans Day of Visibility, and incidentally, it is also my son's birthday. As a parent of a trans son in the US,...

Is it True, Helpful, Important, Necessary and Kind?

This is the fifth and final trademark case I will be discussing as part of my 2024 case law wrap-up. In Vidal v. Elster , the issues...

Today's post is about the fourth of five US trademark cases that I will be discussing as part of a Case Law wrap-up for 2024. Stay tuned...

The USPTO's authority to cancel a registered trademark is limited.

What is Fair Use in Trademark? Chanel v WGACA

Today's post is about the first of five US trademark cases that I will be discussing as part of a Case Law wrap-up for 2024. Stay tuned...

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Trademark searches are a cost effective and important step in IP protection.

federal copyright registration provides enhanced protection

Yes and No. Or, as we lawyers are fond of saying...it depends. Let me explain. Trademark applications are deceptively simple. You might...

The Nice Classification (NCL), established by the Nice Agreement (1957), is an international classification of goods and services applied...

In the last two years my family has experienced some rough patches, but hope never left. It was a whisper at times, but it was always...

This a a post about our 4th anniversary as a women-owned small business.

The Principal and Supplemental Registers are two separate trademark registers maintained by the USPTO.

P is for Personal safety. Pride is an important time for many of us to come together and feel a sense of belonging. Increasingly, many of...

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