Author: Bharati Bakshani | Practices: , , , , , | Tags: , , , , , ,

CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, maximization of expertise and a range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We salute those who...

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CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, consolidation of expertise and range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We salute those who...

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Author: Dennis S. Prahl | Co-Author: Edward Baxter | Practices: , | Tags: , , , , ,

False Declaration of Incontestability Not Enough to Cancel US Trademark Registration

BACKGROUND: Great Concepts has owned Registration No. 2929764 for DANTANNA’S, in association with “steak and seafood restaurant”, since March 2005. In 2006 Chutter Inc’s predecessor-in-interest, Dan Tana, petitioned to cancel the mark based...

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Authors: Dennis S. Prahl, Edward Baxter | Practices: , | Tags: , , , ,

New York Court Sides with PepsiCo on Remand in Ongoing Rise Brewing Dispute

In Riseandshine Corporation v PepsiCo Inc (SDNY-1-21-cv-06324), plaintiff Riseandshine Corporation, doing business as Rise Brewing, brought three federal and two state claims relating to trademark infringement and unfair competition with respect to...

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Author: Dennis S. Prahl | Co-Author: Edward Baxter | Practices: , ,

TTAB CONFIRMS THAT BUILDING DESIGN MARKS LACK OF DISTINCTIVENESS

In In re Palacio Del Rio Inc (Serial Nos 88412764 and 88437801), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has issued an opinion affirming the refusal of two building design mark applications by Palacio Del Rio Inc (PDR) – a subsidiary of...

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Authors: Dennis S. Prahl, Jerry Jakubovic, Edward Baxter | Practices: , , | Tags: , , , , , ,

Fourth Circuit Confirms That ‘Gruyere’ is Generic for Cheese

Background  The appellants, Interprofession du Gruyère and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, are two consortiums, Swiss and French, that regulate use of the term ‘gruyere’ to refer only to cheeses produced in the Gruyère district of...

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