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Press # For Options, but Not for a Trademark Registration

By Brennen Baylor on November 29, 2022

In a precedential opinion addressing the most fundamental requirement for trademark protection, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (Board) affirmed the US Patent & Trademark Office’s (PTO) refusal to register a “#” based mark on the ground that it fails to function as a mark. In re Pound Law, LLC, Ser. No. 87724338 (TTAB Nov. […]

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    IP Update
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    McDermott Will & Emery
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