LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION BETWEEN TRADEMARKS CAN DEPEND ON WHAT PART CONSUMERS FOCUS
One's ability to register a trademark can depend on whether the trademark to be registered creates a "likelihood of confusion" with a...
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- Jan 21, 2021
US PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) CRITICIZES CHINA PATENT & TRADEMARK FILINGS
The USPTO recently criticized the manner in which the number of patent and trademark filings in China is influenced by the Chinese...
Shimokaji IP
- Jul 1, 2020
"GENERIC" TRADEMARKS MAY NOW BE EASIER TO OBTAIN FEDERAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
Trademarks are often categorized on a "distinctiveness" scale from generic, descriptive, suggestive, arbitrary, and to fanciful.
Shimokaji IP
- Apr 18, 2020
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (DBA)?
QUESTION: How can I protect my DBA? I have a LLC registered, lets say under name XYZ, and I have a DBA, lets say ABC. I want to trademark...