Supreme Court Confirms that Trademarks are FUCT!
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) could not refuse to register trademarks even if they are “immoral or scandalous.”
USPTO Loses Its-Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Rule re: Attorneys’ Fee Awards
Last year I wrote about the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) taking the position that even when it lost, the other side had to…
It’s Official — Trademarks are “FUCT”
It was only a matter of time. THE “GOOD OLD DAYS” BEFORE DISPARAGING, VULGAR AND SCANDALOUS TRADEMARKS For seventy years the United States Patent and Trademark Office…
Trademark Newsflash: Supreme Court Strikes Down Disparagement Clause
Since 1946, when the Lanham Act was enacted, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied registration of any trademark that “[c]onsists of ……
When States of Mind Collide: USPTO Rejects MARIJUANAVILLE as Confusingly Similar to MARGARITAVILLE
Could you write a legal opinion about Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville and Marijaunaville without displaying any trace of a sense of humor? The United States Patent and…
