Philippines Trademark Registration

Since virtual commodities are regarded as digital content or images, Class 9 is the appropriate category. However, the phrase “virtual goods” has to be further defined by clarifying the content to which the virtual products are related because it is unclear and imprecise on its own (e.g., downloadable virtual goods, namely, virtual clothing). Downloadable digital… Continue reading Use of trademarks in the Metaverse for virtual goods and NFT

Consumers are more aware than ever of the need to make ecologically beneficial choices because climate change is in everyone’s thoughts. The growing selection of environmentally friendly and sustainable items (often known as “green”) on the UK market strongly appeals to customers aware of their responsibility to slow climate change. The issue of “greenwashing,” a… Continue reading Keeping consumers from being misled: IP and greenwashing

When assessing the presence of a distinctive character of the product shape, the decision-making practice and approaches of EU institutions regarding providing legal protection to three-dimensional trademarks (3D trademarks) are not consistent and unambiguous. Thus three-dimensional trademarks may be difficult to register. Finally, one of the main issues is the practicality and legitimacy of acquiring… Continue reading How colors affect the distinctiveness of a 3D bottle-shaped trademark?

Your brand is represented in the marketplace via a trademark. Logos, phrases, and company or product names are frequently registered trademarks. Products with distinctive packaging, colors, and sounds may also be protected as trademarks. Generic or descriptive phrases and anything that can be confusingly similar to an existing mark are not permitted by the USPTO… Continue reading What can’t be trademarked? City, River names, generic terms

Trademark protection is never available for generic names. They are terms or symbols that express the kind of good or service being provided. The terms “modem” and “email” are both generals like “cereal,” a grass whose edible portion is utilized as a morning meal. A wide range of companies can produce cereal, and each is… Continue reading Trademarks do not protect generic Terms

The Beginning of Trademark History Since before there was a term for it, humans have been trademarking things. Although it is practically hard to say when the first trademark was created, we now have access to evidence that reveals one of the earliest known cases goes back to 5000 BC courtesy to Google (which is… Continue reading The History of Trademarks all around the World