Karen Lim is quoted in Law360 regarding the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s recent rejection of an Alibaba subsidiary’s bid to register a trademark that sounds out a Chinese word. This precedent demonstrates the challenges that trademarks involving non-Latin languages face at the Board.More
Fross Zelnick Attorneys Successfully Opposed Trademark Application on Behalf of Client LEGO
On behalf of client LEGO Juris A/S — owner of the world-famous LEGO trademark — the firm successfully opposed in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office an application to register the mark ECO-BRICKS in connection with “toy building blocks” on grounds of descriptiveness.More
Fross Zelnick Attorneys Successful in Opposition Proceeding Filed On Behalf of Client MAC Cosmetics
On behalf of client Estée Lauder Cosmetics, Ltd.—owner of the MAC trademark for cosmetics and skin care products—the firm successfully opposed in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office an application to register the mark MCCOSMETICS NY that covered cosmetics.More