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Recent Wine, Beer, and Spirits Decisions by the USPTO TTAB, from On Reserve

The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) recently issued three relevant decisions to the wine, beer, and spirits industries. The decisions are summarized below. In In re Harlequin Enterprises Limited, Serial No. 86761280 (September 7, 2017) [not precedential], Applicant (Harlequin Enterprises Limited, a purveyor of romance novels) sought to register a design mark (similar to a book spine) that contained the terms VINTAGES BY HARLEQUIN (with the term “VINTAGES” disclaimed) for wine in International Class 33. The Examining Attorney originally issued a refusal under 2(d) of...Read More
Recent Wine, Beer, and Spirits Decisions by the USPTO TTAB, from On Reserve
Nov08

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Feb07

Historic Tax Law Changes Across Beer, Wine and Spirits

After lots of sturm and drang, it finally happened --...Read More
Jan09

Jen and Rose Join the Fun

We are happy to report that in recent months Jen...Read More
Nov08

Recent Wine, Beer, and Spirits Decisions by the USPTO TTAB, from On Reserve

The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) recently issued...Read More
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PONL Tips from Dan

How to complete the Owner Officer Information (OOI) questionnaire (for...Read More
Jan01

Dan and Withers

Dan Christopherson and Withers Hurley have joined the firm in recent months. Dan is a trademark and beer lawyer with at least...Read More
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TTB Shutdown

TTB shut down most operations on October 1, 2013. Even before that, many labels and formulas and permits were substantially...Read More
Sep14

TTB Abolishes Label Expedites

In the first week of February 2011, TTB advised beverage companies that label and formula approvals may take up to...Read More
Feb14

TTB, FDA, FTC and States all Gang Up to Ban Joose, Four Loko and other CABs

Back in late 2010, even though our government seems incapable...Read More

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