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Nov 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier |Monica Riva Talley
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
There is a quite a lot of buzz around potential reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This reclassification, proposed by the DEA and backed by HHS, recognizes marijuana’s medical use and lower potential for abuse. If implemented, this change could have significant impact on the cannabis industry business, particularly in terms of intellectual property protections. But what does it mean for brand owners and their cannabis trademarks?
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
Joining a series of precedential decisions about descriptiveness, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently affirmed a refusal to register Sheet Pile, LLC’s (“Applicant”) mark ZPILE on the Principal Register, on the ground that the mark is merely descriptive of the applied-for goods, i.e., “Metal sheet piles, metal sheet pile sections, and metal sheet pile connectors for joining metal sheet piles” in International Class 6, under Section 2(e)(1) of the Trademark Act.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
Especially during the holi-daze, it can be easy to let our safeguards down and fall prey to scammers looking to make a quick buck. Trademark applicants and registrants interacting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) often find themselves inundated with scam and spam communications, via email, snail mail, and even via the phone.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier |Shana Olson |Monica Riva Talley
December 22, 2023
Lauriel Dalier, Shana Olson, Monica Riva Talley
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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Thank you for reading the December 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
How many times a day on average do you think you sign something? Do you sign your full name, your initials, a version of your name, an “X” or some other identifier? Do you “wet sign” with a pen? Do you use an “s” signature, e.g. /John Doe/? Do you use a software program to generate your signature?
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve and maintain the accuracy of the Trademark Register, and combat trademark scams and bot-filed trademark applications, the USPTO has revised examination procedures for reviewing domicile addresses in applications and at post-registration, detailed in a new Examination Guide. We highlight a few of the requirements and changes below.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
Earlier this month, the USPTO announced that it intends to send a “Welcome Letter” to applicants or counsel of record who have filed new trademark applications. The letter, which should appear as shown here, will be sent either electronically or by mail along with filing receipts issued for newly filed applications. The letter includes resources and information for brand owners to learn more about the application process and the USPTO.
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Jun 2, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier
A LITTLE DAB CAN DO YA INIn a precedential decision earlier this month, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board upheld refusals to register two trademarks owned by National Concessions Group Inc. (“National”) on the ground that the goods – essential oil dispenser sold empty for domestic use in Class 21 – comprise illegal drug paraphernalia under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Lauriel F. Dalier |Ivy Clarice Estoesta |William G. Milliken
Thank you for reading the May 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Taco Bell's attempt to cancel two TACO TUESDAY trademark registrations, and a precedential TTAB decision reaffirming the challenges of federally registering marks for drug paraphernalia. We also feature a Sterne Kessler client alert reviewing and analyzing the Supreme Court's decision in copyright case The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith.
