to main page send e-mail December 10, 2009 North Face Apparel Corp. v. Williams Pharmacy, Inc., et al. North Face files lawsuit for trademark infringement and dilution against South Butt. November 6, 2009 In re 1800mattress.com MATTRESS.COM was affirmed by the CAFC as generic for selling mattresses online. August 31, 2009 In re Bose CAFC affirmed that an intent to deceive in renewal of a registration required making a statement while knowing the statement to be false. Mere mistake or negligence does not rise to fraud on the USPTO.

What types of trademarks are there? Trademarks can be words, words in a stylized font, graphics or word/graphic combinations. Trademark Glossary Trade Dress is a type of trademark that applies to the shape or form of an object or its packaging. Trademark Strengths Arbitrary - strongest Fanciful Suggestive Descriptive - weakest Generic - not registrable Special resources for attorneys Thomson Compumark TMEP TBMP Design Code Search Manual Trademarks have been used since time immemorial in one fashion or another. Persons faces and names became associated with goods or services ever since man began trading with others for goods and services. Individuals and guilds established their own marks, as did countries. A trademark attorney is generally an attorney admitted to the bar of at least one state who practices in the intellectual property field of trademark law. Trademarks identify a company or person as the source of goods or services (service marks) being offered for sale. There are two federal trademark registers - the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register.

Terms of Use | Privacy Statement | Link to Us Content © 2010 Trademark Law Portal; All rights reserved, world-wide