Written by Mark Terry Obtaining a U.S. trademark registration based on a foreign registration under §44(e) has its benefits, but what happens after the U.S. registration is obtained? Is the validity and/or status of the U.S. registration tied to the…
Written by Mark Terry Last week, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the In re Calera Corp decision, which deemed the term GREEN to be merely descriptive of an environmentally friendly product or service.…
Written by Mark Terry What constitutes abandoning a trademark, thereby opening the door for someone else to use it? How long can you cease use of a trademark without losing trademark rights? These are common questions I field regularly…
Written by Mark Terry Can you cancel an active U.S. Trademark Registration that has been abandoned? As a Trademark Attorney practicing in Miami, Florida, I’ve been asked this question more than once by a client wanting to clear the path…
Written by Mark Terry In an informative decision today, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) reversed a Trademark Examining Attorney’s merely descriptive rejection. The In re Fujarek case, which I prosecuted, illustrates how to successfully defend a mere descriptiveness rejection of a trademark at…
