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What’s Your Major Malfunction?: Breaking Down the USPTO’s Strange New Breed of Failure to Function Refusals
The past several years have seen significant developments in the practice and procedure of the USPTO's trademark examination corps. Between the U.S. counsel rule, stricte...
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What the 2(f)?: Demonstrating Acquired Distinctiveness
Pursuant to §2(f) of the Trademark Act, trademark applicants may register descriptive marks to the Principal Register if they are able to demonstrate acquired distinctiv...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #220
This year is almost over, and you're going to need a business development plan for next year. Join Alt Legal and Phil Cox next month for a webinar about crafting a busine...
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Alt Legal Webinar: Keeping IP in the IPAs: The Bitter Truth about Trademarks for Breweries
The craft beer business has boomed into a $29 billion market with over 8,000 “craft” breweries in the US. With 250,000 IPAs alone, names and branding have become a ma...
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Alt Legal Connect Session Summary: “A Thorough Examination: An Interview with a Recent Trademark Examiner”
On Tuesday, October 27, Dorna Mohaghegh of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz interviewed Courtney Alvarez, who was a USPTO trademark examiner for over a decade before rec...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #212
How do overlapping trademarks and copyrights affect franchising in the comics industry? The TTAB ruled that British company Tiger Lily Ventures cannot trademark Lehman Br...
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