by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014
Failure to maintain a formal business structure when securing trademark rights can be the death knell to your brand. Two business partners registered a domain name and that website identified both women as co-owners. The two women later filed a trademark...
by evansfox | Sep 22, 2014
The 2013 Trademark Report by Thomson Compumark reveals global trademark trends. The 2013 list is led by China, India, Mexico and Taiwan. The largest increases in published trademarks were seen in Brazil, South Korea and in Turkey. Many of the world’s largest...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2014
Currently, Canada is a use-based system where trademarks have to be used in Canadian commerce to be registered (or used and registered in another treaty country like the U.S.). Proposed Canadian legislation, the Economic Action Plan Act of 2014, eliminates the use...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2014
Section 10 (a) (1) of the Lanham Act, also referred to as the anti-assignment provision of the Trademark Act, prohibits assignments of ITU applications prior to the filing of a statement of use (SOU) or amendment to allege use (AAU), with one exception. See 15 U.S.C....
by evansfox | Jun 5, 2014
US Trademark Office proposed to reduce trademark application filing and renewal fees for trademark owners who use electronic filings and receive only email correspondence from the Trademark Office. The fee reduction is aimed at incentivizing applicants to use all...
by evansfox | Jun 5, 2014
PepsiCo Inc. owns trademarks for Dew® and Mountain Dew® for its famous soft drink. Soft drinks fall in international class 32: Word Mark MOUNTAIN DEW Goods and Services IC 032. US 045 046 048. G & S: SOFT DRINKS. FIRST USE: 20050300. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:...
