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eBook: Introduction to USPTO Trademark Prosecution
This ebook will help you understand the substantive law behind trademarks and provide practical guidance when it comes to filing and successfully registering an applicati...
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The Difference Between Trademarks and Design Patents: What you need to know
Do you ever wonder how best to protect a new product or packaging design with an interesting appearance? Wonder no longer! Here are some answers to FAQs. For the sake o...
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Introduction to Failure to Function Refusals
One of the core tenets of trademark law is that trademarks must serve as a source indicator, distinguishing the goods and services from those of other sources. When a tra...
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Failure to Function: Ornamental Refusals
Ornamental refusals are on the rise—with the USPTO issuing upwards of 50 ornamental refusals on a single day. The refusal stems from the inherent nature of the mark its...
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Failure to Function – Informational Matters, Widely Used Messages, and Religious Text
If an applied-for mark mostly or exclusively conveys information about a product or service, the mark is considered merely informational matter and will be refused based ...
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