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​​​​​​​For 48 years, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has held that if a trademark registrant files a fraudulent declaration under Section 15...

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Court of Justice of the European Union rules that criminal sentencing for trademark infringement cannot be disproportionate to the offense committed; the Federal Circuit affirms several Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions invalidating VirnetX patent claims; and more.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday ruled in a precedential decision  that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) cannot cancel a trademark based on the filing of a fraudulent declaration under Section 15 of the Lanham Act.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (Board) precedential decision in Chutter, Inc. v. Great Management Group L.L.C. (TTAB 2021) opened the door for cancellation actions and defenses...

After another year of uncertainty marked by an ongoing pandemic, environmental strains, fights for social justice and a growing understanding of what it means to be truly equitable and inclusive, we expect that brands will continue to serve as cultural beacons.

After another year of uncertainty marked by an ongoing pandemic, environmental strains, fights for social justice and a growing understanding of what it means to be truly equitable and inclusive, we expect that brands will continue to serve as cultural beacons.

In late March, Nike Inc. filed suit claiming trademark infringement and dilution in connection with MSCHF Product Inc.’s marketing of a “Satan Shoe” bearing Nike’s trademark. U.S....

The TTABlogger has once again chosen the ten (10) TTAB (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) decisions that he considers to be the most important and/or interesting from the previous calendar year (2021).

After the Federal Circuit's In re Bose decision, submission of false declarations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) increased as parties believed that adverse consequences were unlikely.

In Chutter, Inc. v. Great Management Group, the TTAB eased the burden on plaintiffs by finding that a declarant’s failure to read an inaccurate declaration before submitting it to USPTO constituted reckless disregard for the truth and warranted canceling the registration.