12/19/2020 3:19:15 PM Pretty in Pink: Millennial Makeup Brand Gets Trademark Registration for Color Pink By Dorna Mohaghegh Glossier, the cult-favorite minimalist makeup brand, is the proud new owner of a federal trademark registration for the color pink as...
8/18/2020 3:48:01 PM If You Coexist, You Need Not Desist (Part One): TTAB Grants Laches Defense After 4 Years Coexistence By Kimberly Maynard In a Precedential Decision released last week, the TTAB upheld Defendant Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Section 18 amendment to its goods...
4/30/2020 9:32:56 PM Update - The USPTO Further Extends Trademark Deadlines By Christina Campbell As I wrote about in my post last month, the USPTO issued a 30-day extension on the time to file certain trademark-related documents or...
4/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Federal Circuit Issues Precedential Opinion Finding Colors In Product Packaging Can Be Inherently Distinctive By Kimberly Maynard I recall shopping for my mother in my youth, and hearing her say over the phone “it’s the one in the [insert color] package”. My mother,...
4/1/2020 2:28:44 PM The CARES Act Provides Relief for Intellectual Property Owners By Christina Campbell In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures, many intellectual property owners are grappling with efforts to...
3/5/2020 7:39:35 PM Augusta National Successfully Registers Iconic Green Jacket Trade Dress By Dorna Mohaghegh Augusta National, Inc., the company behind the famed Masters Golf Tournament, has successfully registered a trademark for its iconic...
1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM What Does Brexit Mean For Your UK Trademark Rights? By Kimberly Maynard Well, it’s here. Tomorrow, January 31, 2020, the UK will formally withdraw from the European Union, and brand owners who have relied on...
1/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Ongoing Trademark Dispute Between Brewery and Winery May Boil Down to Priority By Kimberly Maynard As the numbers of breweries, wineries, and distilleries have grown over the last few years, so have the number of clashes between the...