Earlier this year the Trademark Registry embarked on the process of digitising its records. Now that the process is almost complete, the registry is introducing a number of additional initiatives to ...

The Principal Register is the “gold standard” registry on which all trademark owners should aspire to have their marks registered. Trademarks registered here come with numerous important legal rights ...

to register the mark FOOK on the grounds that it was contrary to accepted principles of morality. The hearing officer held that the mark was phonetically very similar (and identical in some dialects) ...

“Just because goods and services fall within the class covered by your application does not mean you should include them in the application. Including extraneous goods or services with which the mark ...

There are many valuable benefits of registering one’s trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A cursory Internet search will yield dozens of articles on the “Top 10” or ...

The Trade Marks Registry has decided to withdraw its acceptance of an application filed to register the mark 'CH*****RAM' for a namkeen and chips brand, saying the approval was granted in "error". The ...

Uğur Aktekin and Begüm Soydan of Gün and Partners explain why the Court of Cassation’s decision has evoked a mixed reaction from trademark filers In a recent decision that challenged long-standing ...