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But Does It Distinguish the Origin of Goods or Services?

Increasingly, it seems that the news of trademark law suggests more and more a subject matter control or “suggestion of” a topic than it does a real distinction between the origin of different goods and/or services. For example, you can substantially forget any word or symbol that is reminiscent, in any way, of any college … Read more

Trademark Filings Predict New Products

“Trademark filing can predict new products,” comments US trademark attorney David Dawsey. Few things are as closely watches as new models from major automotive companies. In a very recent case, Lexus gives us strong reason to believe that they will shortly be bringing out a new “LC F” model, according to a report by Motor … Read more

Trademark Protection or Monopoly Play? Fitbit v. Laguna 2

Trademark Attorney Michael Gallagher notes that Fitbit has sued (Fitbit v. Laguna 2) a reseller of its products, New Jersey-based Laguna 2 for trademark infringement, counterfeiting and dilution that once again raises interesting questions about the role of resellers in the marketplace. The suit claims that Fitbit products, designated to be scrapped or recycled, were … Read more

Houston Trademarks

Houston Trademark News & Resources Can “Space City” be an Owned Trademark? For an acerbic, and highly humorous, article on the trademark wrangling between the Houston Convention Bureau and “Space City Comic Con” see this article here. But the dispute masks an interesting point about trademark law. One of the bedrock principles of trademark is … Read more

New York City Trademarks

New York Trademark News & Resources Did you know that the New York Public Library is a member of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center program? As part of that program, the library provides resources and education to the public about the use of Patent and Trademark materials and other … Read more

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