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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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LADAS ATTORNEY TO BE A PANELIST ON THE IPO CHAT CHANNEL 8/1/2023
Ladas & Parry attorney Frank Gao will be a panelist on the IPO (Intellectual Property Owners) Chat Channel to discuss ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) at 12pm on Tuesday, August 1st, titled: “Considerations for Using ADR in Intellectual...
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LADAS & PARRY AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AT PPG INDUSTRIES ENJOY A GOLF OUTING AT ONPAR NOW IN PITTSBURGH, PA
On Tuesday June 12, 2023 certain partners and associates of Ladas & Parry enjoyed a fun-filled outing with the in-house IP and corporate counsel of PPG Industries at On Par Now: a state of the art indoor golf facility in Pittsburgh,...
Read Article AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE WTR ON THE TOPIC OF GENERICNESS & GRUYERE CHEESE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE LADAS.COM WEBSITE
An article about genericness and Gruyere cheese titled: “Fourth Circuit Confirms that ‘Gruyere’ is Generic for Cheese”, was recently published in the World Trademark Review. The article was written by Ladas attorneys Dennis Prahl, Edward...
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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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J. Richards Article about Copyright Protection for Works Resulting from Some Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the U.S. is Now Available
17 USC 102(a) provides copyright protection for original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with...
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