Tag: Trademarks
Stick Figure or Letter X? Trademark Board Decision Upheld in Smoking Products Dispute
April 8, 2026
FUENTE MARKETING LTD. v. VAPOROUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky Fuente Marketing Ltd., the family-owned company behind premium Dominican cigars, tried to block Vaporous Technologies, LLC from registering a trademark for use on oral vaporizers. Fuente owns two…
Read MoreUSPTO Launches AI Tool That Cuts Trademark Classification Time from Five Months to Five Minutes
March 19, 2026
Authored by: Jeremy J. Gustrowsky The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the release of a new artificial intelligence tool designed to speed up one of the most time-consuming steps in trademark application processing. Called the “Classification…
Read MoreCharlie Meyer quoted in The Indiana Lawyer, "Say what?: Trademark case tests ‘scandalous,’ ‘immoral’ standards"
April 25, 2019
Charlie Meyer was quoted in The Indiana Lawyer article, “Say What?: Trademark Case Tests ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Immoral’ Standards.” What’s more, the scandalous and immoral clause seemingly gives the government permission to treat some businesses differently than others based on the trademark…
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