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#TheSlants ruling could open the door for registration of trademarks in the US that might offend communities or contain ethnic slurs.

The band "The Slants" had applied for a trademark but a USPTO examiner issued a refusal saying that the name was likely to be disparaging

US Court of Appeals rules that government cannot reject trademarks that some people might find offensive. https://t.co/hMOtn17eAe #theslants

Wishing all of our followers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Adidas sues rival in three-stripe trademark dispute in the US: https://t.co/Ur30qTfPaY #adidas #stripes #trademark #opposition

McDonald's has applied to register the term "Signature Crafted" as a trademark for its high-end burgers: https://t.co/C41PujckWb #McDonalds

Party over after Happy Birthday wrangle settles - @ipmagazine with comments by Tristan Sherliker @EIP_Legal: https://t.co/vbA2tRrQBi

PTAB's non-institution of IPR based on particular construction doesn't bind district court through issue preclusion. adidas v under armour.

Us too! https://t.co/hMqlWRUZKJ

Good point! https://t.co/F89rVDwzey

Did you know that #BREXIT has been registered as a UK trademark for items incl. mobile phone cases, mugs, clothing & business management?

Know your @starwars trademarks! A blog from a US perspective: https://t.co/2yStX5ZxHA #TheForceAwakens @K_LLP #trademarks #StarWars

Nuclear fusion takes big step forward in Germany - plasma controlled in stellarator (fab word!) https://t.co/TpPk49AlJI #nuclearfusion

RT: Congratulations Lord Rees on the OrderOfTheRisingSun for the remarkable contribution to JP-UK scientific cooperation https://t.co/NDPRiPIum6

Apple Inc. applies to register trademarks for "SceneKit" & "SpriteKit" in the EU and Hong Kong: https://t.co/Y8Mk630zSm #Spritekit #Scenekit

RT: According to the @washingtonpost these are the four worst patents of 2015 https://t.co/62KvrfrBxR Do you agree? Disagree? Do you even care?

@TheLittleChef Do drop me a DM if you would like to catch up on the last 30 years...

RT: Just in time for Christmas shopping! https://t.co/lhieMcoCuF

RT: Smash it was my method! Hope you had a great day. https://t.co/zrYiAYUssW

@TheLittleChef er yes that would be me. But I can't imagine that I possibly look the same now! Very perceptive !

Dessert @ITMAuk Christmas lunch! We are currently trying to work out how to eat it... #ITMA #Trademark #Attorneys https://t.co/7ENUxwsrkv

RT: So, CJEU's answers in C-572/15 could shorten SPCs in new EU members states, e.g. where 1st MA in EU is earlier than national MA.

RT: NEW SPC referral C-572/15 https://t.co/W6XLd8TcLB - bit niche! - does term of old national SPC change when state later joined the EU? #CJEU

RT: RE A21(2) SPC Reg applies to SPCs in CZ, EE, CY, LV, LT, MT, PO, SI and SK granted before 1/5/04 & RO before 1/1/2007 Qs: how & is it right?

RT: Congratulations to all the @Ipkat team. I'm proud to be associated with this blog and am now its happiest reader! https://t.co/QORp3gpOAH

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RT: Warming up for the Managing IP #ChristmasParty Thanks to @EIP for the IP beer

RT: Warming up for the Managing IP #ChristmasParty Thanks to @EIP for the IP beer

@JeremyTheKat @The_IPO Retirement affects not the character of the pedant. Once an editor, always...

Smartpipe Solutions' new offices opened in Cwmbran today by Welsh Minister for Bus/Tech Edwina Hart @WG_EconomyMin https://t.co/i6tUbGN7ow

RT: Jaguar Land Rover fails in attempt to register #trademark for shape of its #Evoque cars | @EIP_Brands https://t.co/AxO1WRAgjA

Twitter applies to register the term "SUBTWEET" as a trademark https://t.co/C0uuhG5xdc #subtweet #trademark #registration #socialmedia

CAFC: IPR process constitutional; Congress can delegate disputes over public rights to non-Art III crts. MCM v. HP, https://t.co/gJ8e7kbYcG

Recitation of financial activities in the patent specification enough to trigger CBM of media streaming patent. #eyeroll CBM2015-00147 #14.

Jaguar Land Rover fails in attempt to register #trademark for shape of its #Evoque cars | @EIP_Brands https://t.co/AxO1WRAgjA

Some comments by @EIP for @AutoPurchasing on the rejection of Jaguar's 3D trademark application for #Evoque model https://t.co/nZAgdD8KYK

High-profile crackdown on misuse of Disney trademarks in China: https://t.co/4pkYVJCZan #Disney #Trademark #Infringement #China

RT: Scammers posing as @The_IPO fined £500,000 for issuing fake renewal letters to IP holders | https://t.co/RtPpVqvqSn

@SnoozeInBrief and the self-doubt that haunts you for weeks afterwards

Great article just re-tweeted from @ManagingIP - retirement interview with Jeremy Phillips, co-founder of @Ipkat