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New Battle of Gettysburg May Be Brewing Over Ownership of Gettysburg Area School District’s Logo

More than 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, a new battle may be brewing over ownership of the Gettysburg Area School District’s (GASD) logo.The current iteration of the logo – an upper case “G” inside of an arrowhead to represent the district’s Warriors...

USPTO Will Be Verifying Addresses on Trademark Applications to Fight Fraud

In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trademark filings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be collecting and verifying domicile addresses for all applicants. This comes as a result of the USPTO’s trademark enforcement team finding thousands...

Patent Applicants Need to Become Familiar with USPTO’s New eGrants System

In its ongoing efforts to modernize operations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented eGrants for patents beginning in April of 2023. In switching to eGrants, patent grants will no longer be issued on paper, but in a PDF format. It should...

“Bad Spaniels” Supreme Court Rules that Dog Toy Infringes on Jack Daniels’ Trademark

The “Bad Spaniels” dog toys, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court found that a dog toy company had infringed on the Jack Daniels’ trademark whiskey bottle and label design.The whiskey distiller sued the dog toy company, VIP...

The Sale of a Sightseeing Bus Raised USPTO Suspicions of Trademark Fraud

A seller on the online shopping site, Wish.com, listed a sightseeing bus for sale at $15,000 but it was the $12 shipping price that raised suspicions at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In an action, dated May 4, to cancel the trademark...

IP Infringement: G7 Nations Pledge Cooperation to Fight IP Infringement but Will It Be Sufficient?

Last month, the heads of the intellectual property (IP) offices in the G7 nations – United States, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan – along with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), pledged to work together to promote innovation...
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