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Tag: trademark law

Overcoming Trademark Oppositions Early

Overcoming Trademark Oppositions Early

October 8, 2025 | By: Michael Shafer   The United States trademark registration process is long and complex, and it becomes even more so when a third party comes out of the woodwork to oppose your trademark application. Some filers are surprised and even frustrated when their trademark application is approved by a trademark examiner,… Continue reading Overcoming Trademark Oppositions Early

Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability

Why should brand owners file a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability? This effectively gives the trademark owner a bulletproof vest...

Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability   September 20, 2023   |   By: Daniel Davis and Alex Butterman   Last fall, the maker of BLUE GOO pain relief products filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over a competitor’s GREEN GOO pain relief salve.[1] Trademark litigation can be long and costly.… Continue reading Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability

The First Amendment & Trademark Parody: Bad Spaniels and the Collision of the Lanham Act

January 25, 2023   |   By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig The Lanham Act (aka The U.S. Trademark Act), originally enacted and signed into law under President Truman in 1946, created the first national trademark registration system designed to protect registered trademark holders from four broad types of violations: 1) trademark infringement, 2) trademark dilution, 3) unfair… Continue reading The First Amendment & Trademark Parody: Bad Spaniels and the Collision of the Lanham Act

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