The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published notice that it intends to move forward with plans to increase trademark filing fees effective November 2024.
The Government of Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System – with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang on May 3, 2024. Qatar is the 115th Member of the Madrid System.This accession further strengthens the Madrid System as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide.National trademark holders in four – Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates – out of the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council can now use the Madrid System to secure cross-border protection of their brands.
The New York-based lifestyle brand Googly Eye Cru is seeking a juried trial and an unspecified amount in damages. The lifestyle brand Googly Eye Cru has filed a trademark infringement complaint in New York federal court against Fast Retailing’s and Uniqlo’s U.S. divisions and Anya Hindmarch’s parent company. GEC alleges that its “Googly Eye motif” — cartoonish images of black and white eyeballs — were infringed upon with items from Uniqlo’s 2023 col …
Taylor Swift is officially laying claim to a nickname for a new part of her “Eras” tour — and while it remains to be seen if it’ll amount to anything … she’s at least locking down the rights.
With another football season just around the corner, her fans might be surprised to learn that the “Cruel Summer” singer’s Eras Tour impacted the start of the season. While the NFL would likely …
As of 15 April 2024, the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO) has made its trade mark data available in the TMview search tool.With the TTIPO on board, the TMview tool now contains data from 77 participating offices, and with the addition of more than 55 500 trade marks from the TTIPO, TMview now provides information and access to more than 121 million trade marks in total.
New guidance from the USPTO discusses the risks of using AI tools in preparing patent and trademark applications, and how practitioners’ existing duties and obligations apply when using AI technology in applications.