We all know that a trademark helps us to identify a brand without confusion with other brands producing similar goods. Also, no one can use the name, design, or quotes of your brand without your permission if you have registered a trademark. There are two types of marks that can be registered for your products… Continue reading What is a House Mark?
Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations
The trademark of a business can be anything like a name, logo, or symbol, that helps the brand stand unique in the minds of people. The trademark search is the primary thing to be done before registering the mark with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) to avoid confusion with already existing marks.… Continue reading Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations
Supplemental Register: Unveiling Benefits & Considerations
Supplemental Register: Unveiling Benefits & Considerations Once upon a time, in the vast world of intellectual property rights, there existed two countries— the United States of America and the Philippines. These nations, though geographically distant, shared a common concern for protecting trademarks, those unique identifiers that distinguish one brand from another. In their quest to… Continue reading Supplemental Register: Unveiling Benefits & Considerations
Sweet Victory: Guimaras Mangoes Granted First Geographical Indication in the Philippines, Steps Taken to Combat Infringement
1st June – The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted approval for the registration of Guimaras mangoes as a geographical indication (GI). This milestone achievement marks the country’s first registered GI and brings great success to the Guimaras mango farmers who have tirelessly worked for nearly a decade to obtain this coveted… Continue reading Sweet Victory: Guimaras Mangoes Granted First Geographical Indication in the Philippines, Steps Taken to Combat Infringement
Understanding Trademark e-Filing: Simplifying Intellectual Property Protection in the Philippines
In today’s digital age, where technology has transformed various aspects of our lives, it comes as no surprise that even legal procedures have embraced the digital revolution. One such procedure is trademark e-filing, which has revolutionized the way businesses protect their intellectual property rights. In this blog post, we will delve into the concept of… Continue reading Understanding Trademark e-Filing: Simplifying Intellectual Property Protection in the Philippines
Trademark Registration in the Philippines: Navigating the Grounds for Refusal and Maximizing Success with Expert Legal Guidance
Trademark registration is an important step for businesses and individuals looking to protect their brands and intellectual property. In the Philippines, the law on trademarks is primarily governed by the Intellectual Property Code (IPC), which provides the legal framework for the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks. The IPC sets out both absolute and relative… Continue reading Trademark Registration in the Philippines: Navigating the Grounds for Refusal and Maximizing Success with Expert Legal Guidance
Ye’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt and Trademark Law: Explained
Kanye West, popularly known as Ye, is a popular rapper and later turned into a fashion designer. During Paris Fashion Week of 2022, Kanye revealed his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts on the catwalk event. He also received threats for using racist comments on his T-shirts. Apart from that, one important reason made him unable to… Continue reading Ye’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt and Trademark Law: Explained
Everything to know about the popular Business Name Generator
Business professionals have already spent time developing strategies, thinking creatively, finding partners, etc. To save you time and effort, many business generators available nowadays will help you choose the best name for your business. In this blog, let us look at the top 10 business name generators most professionals use to generate suitable names for… Continue reading Everything to know about the popular Business Name Generator
How Trademarks Help to Stand Out in Online Platforms
Trademark allows you to make your business stand out and unique in a marketplace. Be it a name, design, logo, or slogan, your brand identity depends on something that makes you unique from other brands. That is the trademark for your business. Once you register a trademark for your brand with the USPTO, no one… Continue reading How Trademarks Help to Stand Out in Online Platforms
Trademark Expungement and Trademark Re-examination at the USPTO
With over 2,750,000 registered trademarks in the US, some of them contain goods and services that have never been sold in the country. However, previously, the USPTO allowed such registrations without requiring information about the applicant’s sales. Now, with the introduction of the Trademark Modernization Act, third parties can formally petition to expunge such goods… Continue reading Trademark Expungement and Trademark Re-examination at the USPTO