Boston Bound for INTA Annual Meeting
Since we have descended upon Boston, like just about every other trademark attorney in the world, for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), I’ll attempt to keep my...
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Black Coffee Stirs Some Sugar
While we were in Boston for the International Trademark Association (INTA) meeting last week, the BlackCoffee Brand Expression team invited me to speak at an intimate gathering of some of their fans....
View Article“Powerful” Rebranding at International Trademark Association?
–Dan Kelly, Attorney The International Trademark Association, known as INTA, unveiled a new website yesterday with some new branding and features. (Presser here, INTA Bulletin announcement here.) I...
View ArticleTrademark Bully Update: IPO Says Not a Problem
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) submitted its comments last Friday in response to the USPTO’s recent invitation for input on whether “trademark bullying” is a problem. In response to...
View ArticleAIPLA Comments on USPTO’s “Trademark Bullying” Survey
You may be interested to know that the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) did file a timely response on January 7, 2011, to the USPTO’s original request for comments regarding...
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AlphaWatch on the Streets of San Francisco
Something like 8,000 trademark attorneys are wandering loose on the streets of San Francisco for the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting. Once again, the main attraction was "Meet the...
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When You Verb Your Trademark, You Know What?
Well, perhaps more than just about every trademark use guideline in existence, including those offered by the International Trademark Association (INTA) ("NEVER use a trademark as a verb"):...
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I See (Unintended) Branding Irony (Again)
Dan sees blue ovals, I see and enjoy branding irony — especially irony that appears unintended. Take the example to the right, an ad for EagleBank, a community bank operating in the Washington, D.C....
View ArticleTrademark Licensee’s Rights Remain Unsettled When Licensor Files Bankruptcy
- Chris Camardello, Bankruptcy Attorney Those who license the right to use another’s brand need to pay more attention to the resulting risks when the brand owner files bankruptcy, given the uncertainty...
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The INTA “Trademark Bullying” Straitjacket
This past week I’ve been pondering a question of great importance: When might a straitjacket double as a life vest? The answer actually arrived last Monday during INTA’s “The Ethics of Trademark...
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iPhone 6, Can You Say Nominative Fair Use?
We cover a lot of topics related to nominative fair use of trademarks, see here, here, and here for some of those discussions. Does the example below on product packaging from J. Crew qualify for fair...
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