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Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard For “Relatedness” in Trademark Law, and Reverses TTAB 联邦法庭明确商标法中”相关性“的定义

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard For Relatedness and Reverses TTAB 联邦法庭明确商标法中”相关性“的定义 联邦法庭认为，虽然“TAKETEN” 与“TAKE 10!” 很相似，但前者是用于医院的10天预防医药项目，后者是一生命科学研究所用于鼓励学校提供身体锻炼的项目，这两个项目间没有证据会产生混淆。专利商标局只能在有更多证据表明会引起消费者混淆的情况下，才可以拒绝注册该商标。 On Tuesday, December 16, 2014,  the Federal Circuit overturned a U.S. Patent and Trademark decision, holding that a hospital’s trademark for a residential, health improvement program can co-exist with a mark used for a research foundation’s fitness program.  The court held …

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INGRID & ISABEL Ruling: Website designs are protected by the Federal Trademark Law 公司网页设计受美联邦商标保护法——至少有一个联邦法庭如此决定

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INGRID & ISABEL Ruling: Website designs are protected by the Federal Trademark Law, the Northern District Court of California decides 公司网站网页设计受商标保护——至少有一个联邦法庭如此决定 美国北加州地方法院十月在Ingrid & Isabel, Inc. v. Baby Be Mine的案子中决定，原告I&I 与被告BBM 经营相似的服装零售业，I&I指责BBM故意复制它的网页，侵犯了它的商业装饰——在美国属于商标保护的范畴。美国北加州地方法院认为I&I的网页确实应该属于商业装饰范畴，因为网页的设计对吸引顾客很重要。因此，I&I的网页应该受商标法保护。美国北加州地方法院的决定，很可能开启商标保护网页设计的新篇张 A website’s distinctive appearance, layout, and design qualities—its “look and feel”—are often the most important tools through which a company can make a first …

INGRID & ISABEL Ruling: Website designs are protected by the Federal Trademark Law 公司网页设计受美联邦商标保护法——至少有一个联邦法庭如此决定 Read More »