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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries Inc. that issue preclusion applies to the registration decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board if the ordinary elements of issue preclusion are met. The Court noted that “Congress’ creation of an elaborate registration scheme, with many important rights attached and backed up by plenary review, confirms that registration decisions can be weighty enough to ground issue preclusion.”
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Marks with Top MarksSM
The TMTTW team has scoured new US trademark registrations and nominations by readers and assembled a list of favorite trademarks registered in 2014. See which US marks earned “top marks” for creativity in the past year and which marks have been nominated for 2015. Have a favorite of your own? Tell us here.
This Month’s Trademark on the Street
Each month, the TMTTW team selects an eye-catching mark seen during our local and international travels. This month’s trademark on the street is the Tiecoon tie shop in Penn Station, New York City. Check back next month to see another selection and watch for Tiecoon if you’re in Penn Station.
A Look Back at Past Trademark Conferences in Pictures (Contributors Only)
Recent conferences in cities like Dallas have provided a perfect backdrop for the TMTTW team to reunite with friends and colleagues, mixing rustic ruggedness with modern global entrepreneurialism. Giddy up! Continue to photographs.
How Trademark Law Got Started in the US
The first commercial m
arks are believed to have been used by pre-historic cattle herders to indicate ownership of livestock and by Egyptian brick-makers to identify their building materials. Later, manufacturers of medieval armor marked their goods to indicate the origin and quality of their materials. Trade organizations formed rules that evolved into the first known trademark laws that would later serve as the basis for the enactment of the Lanham Act in the United States. Continue reading.
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