by Angela Langlotz | Mar 8, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Twice last week, I had people contacting me because they made this fatal mistake on their trademark application. When self-represented applicants file a trademark application, they very often make this fatal mistake. This mistake is not correctable in most cases, and...
by Angela Langlotz | Mar 2, 2021 | Trademark Cancellations, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
What Will Become of The Mr. Potato Head Trademark? Last week, Hasbro, Inc., maker of the iconic Mr. Potato Head toy, announced that Mr. Potato Head would no longer be a “Mr.” and would henceforth be a more gender-inclusive “Potato Head,”...
by Angela Langlotz | Jan 26, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
A viewer asked me today, “If there is a trademark listed with the translation of the English name I want, but the service is different, i.e. beer and I want a service based mark. Would this be an issue?” Well, let’s talk about that now. We translate all...
by Angela Langlotz | Jan 19, 2021 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Monitoring, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Can we have the same trademark for many different kinds of products? We have a mark that is used widely on a bunch of different products. Is that allowed under the trademark rules? The answer is an emphatic yes. The main thing that we care about is the likelihood of...
by Angela Langlotz | Jan 5, 2021 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
“Merely Laudatory” Trademarks: Super Amazing Coffee! Some terms are not registrable on the Principal Register because they are “merely laudatory.” What does “merely laudatory” mean? It means that the trademark describes some quality...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 15, 2020 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Case Study: Little Trees and Their Shape Trademarks Yesterday someone asked me a question about whether or not she could make air fresheners in the shape of a pine tree. The answer is no, because another company has a registered trademark for the shape of a pine tree...
