GIOCONDA LAW BLOG: Cutting Edge Issues in Brand Protection: Principal Register

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Selfie Trademark: Struggling to Own the New Slang

In the modern world of interactive social media, new words are invented, used and discarded at lightning speed. Indeed, the lexicon o...

Monday, October 7, 2013

Can "ObamaCare" Be Legally Trademarked?

President Obama Signs "ObamaCare" Into Law in 2010 In the last several months, numerous formal trademark applications have bee...

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Despite Legal Threat, Rights to MUMBO Sauce Trademark Stay in Chicago

Argia B. Collins' Chicago Area Restaurant "Mumbo sauce" is sometimes used as the colloquial name for a tan...

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

"Cronut" Craze Inspires Trademark Filing Frenzy

Specimen of Use Submitted By Ansel to the Trademark Office Greenwich Village New York pastry Chef Dominique Ansel, of the D...

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Can a Valid Trademark Exist in Connection with the Illegal Drug Trade?

Washington State-based Diego Pellicer claims to be the first retail brand in the United States focused exclusively on "...

Friday, July 6, 2012

Is "CHIPOTLE" a Valid Trademark?

Chipotle chilis - meco variety The word " chipotle " comes from the Nahuatl word chilpoctli meaning "smoked chili peppe...

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