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SPEEDY JUSTICE: TTAB REVERSES REFUSAL TO REGISTER CROSBY QUIC-TAG
In a non-precedential decision in In re The Crosby Group LLC, Serial 86780353 (April 17 2017), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) held that there was no likelihood of confusion between the applicant’s CROSBY QUIC-TAG mark for, among other...
Read ArticleA Multi-Layered Approach to Packaging Protection
The way in which a product looks or how it is packaged and sold can often be a driving force in the consumer’s purchasing decision. Yet, the intellectual property rights available for product designs and packaging are anything but straightforward...
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A Black Hole in the Distinctiveness Continuum for U.S. Trademark Applications
Marks that border the line that divides descriptive from generic often topple into a virtual “black hole” on the distinctiveness continuum. The owner of such a mark may be required to meet an indefinite threshold of proof to establish with the...
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