by jnjlegal | Apr 26, 2023 | Fashion, IP News, Trademarks
Thanks to The TTABlog’s latest blog post, I recently learned of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB’s) decision to uphold the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) refusal to register VETEMENTS as a trademark for...
by jnjlegal | Apr 7, 2023 | Food, IP News, Spectrum of Marks, Trademarks
MORAL: “Don’t adopt words that are descriptive of your business as trademarks! You may not like how close competitors can get”. This post has been updated. Please see update below. As a LOYAL and devoted customer of Sweetgreen, I frequently receive emails about all of...
by jnjlegal | Jun 17, 2022 | Spectrum of Marks, Trademarks
There’s a “science” behind business names that most entrepreneurs, brand experts, and business coaches ignore! And that’s trademark law. Seriously! Let me ask you this: When you’re starting a new business or brainstorming a new product, course, or event, what’s one of...
by jnjlegal | Apr 25, 2022 | Fashion, Food, IP News, Trademarks
One of the first things you learn while studying Trademark Law is that “there’s no such thing as trademark rights in a word”. So when the public at large becomes upset that a celebrity, public figure, or person is trying to trademark a word, like Kim...