Starting on December 3, 2022, the timeframe for trademark applicants to respond to office actions at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will be shortened from six months to three months. This change is the result of the implementation
October 2022
DNS – blocking under German law
In a judgement of 13 October 2022 (I ZR 111/21) – DNS-Blocking, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on the conditions under which rights holders can claim blocking of access to certain websites (DNS Blocking) from…
Branding alert for Royal Warrant holders
Kat friends Jamie Brazier and Abida Chaudri provide an enlightening discussion of the right to use the Royal Arms following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
It was with great sadness that the world learned, on 8 September 2022, of…
TTAB Refuses to Cancel Harwood’s THE HAPPIEST HOUR Registration
In a precedential decision issued in September, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) denied a cancellation filed by JNF LLC (“JNF”) against Harwood International Inc. (“Harwood”).
JNF applied for the mark THE HAPPIEST HOUR and Harwood owns a registration…
“Non-Fungible” Realities – NFTs Enter the USPTO’s Trademark ID Manual
** This article was drafted by Chris R. Andersen, a Senior Paralegal in NRF’s Dallas Office. Chris is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the State of Texas.
Thanks in large part to a Bored Ape the U.S. Trademark…