MICHIGAN IP FIRM'S CONNECTION WITH ISRAEL INNOVATION ---FROM CELL PHONES TO STEM CELLS
Troy, Michigan - May 23, 2007. Israel ingenuity could be Michigan's gain - at least for Troy based Cantor Colburn.
As high-tech innovations continue to emerge from Israel, Cantor Colburn expands its Intellectual Property practice to more extensively cater to Israel firms and companies. Cantor Colburn, an IP boutique, has taken its Connecticut based firm and opened offices in Troy, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Alexandria, Virginia to meet the needs of its clients, both here and abroad. These locations place attorneys near major corporate clients such as BellSouth, General Electric, General Motors, Delphi and Honeywell as well as the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Cantor Colburn brought on
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May 02, 2008
Cantor Colburn Expands to Alexandria, VA
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Cantor Colburn LLP announced that it will be opening its fourth office in Alexandria, VA on July 2, 2007. The firm has been rapidly expanding over the last five years growing from about 40 attorneys and patent agents in 2002 to over 85 attorneys and agents in 2007. During that period, Cantor Colburn added new offices in Atlanta and Detroit to its already existing Hartford office. All three of these previous offices have experienced their own tremendous growth with the Detroit and Atlanta offices recently moving into larger spaces; and the Hartford office slated to move to 50,000 square feet of new office space in November 2007.
Cantor Colburn's patent practice ranks in the top 10% in the U.S. and its litigation, trademark and
Trade Marks - As Published in Current Intelligence 2007
Title: Use (You) Snooze You Lose
Cite and date: L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc. v. Ronald C. Cosser [Jan. 11, 2007] Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) opinion in Cancellation Proceeding No. 92040202.
Conclusion sentence: Two registrations were cancelled based on analogous use where
Petitioner seeking cancellation established priority (standing) and met the burden of proof to rebut presumption of registration's validity by preponderance of evidence.
Legal Context: This TTAB decision illustrates the potential importance and availability of tacking on use that is considered analogous to trademark use for intent-to-use applicants as well as petitioners in contentious proceedings. Additionally, failure to establish proper trademark use in
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May 02, 2008
Inviting all Israeli and Michigan based firms and companies to join the Michigan Israel Business Bridge (MIBB), a business based organization aimed at benefiting a mutually beneficial business partnership between Israel and Michigan. For a complete description of who and what we are, check out our website (still under development): http://michiganisrael.com/ohttp://michiganisrael.com/
MIBB is not a philanthropic venture --- it's all about doing business between our two countries. Every year, the CEO's of dozens of Israeli companies come to the US seeking to collaborate with US companies in areas such as advanced manufacturing, biotechnology and life sciences, water conservation, homeland security, and software and networking. But most Israelis have no clue what Michigan has to offer in
Applicant must be national of contracting country.
Any trademark owner with an application filed in or a registration issued by the USPTO and who is a national of, has a domicile in, or has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States can submit an international application through the USPTO.
Where applicant's address is not in the United States, the applicant must provide the address of the U.S. domicile or establishment.
The question can often come down to whether there is a real and effective commercial establishment in the US - presence of production facilities, business offices and personnel.
The presence of an applicant's wholly-owned subsidiary in a country does not, by itself, establish
The Lanham Act provides in part....the owner of a famous mark that is distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, shall be entitled to an injunction against another person who, at any time after the,,,mark has become famous, commences use of a mark ...in commerce that is likely to cause dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment of the famous mark, regardless of the presence or absence of actual or likely confusion, of competition, or of actual economic injury.
Actual Dilution NOT required
No more Niche Market fame. Greater protection for fewer marks.
Blurring - an association that impairs the distinctiveness of the famous mark
Tarnishment - an association that harms a mark's reputation
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS CAN RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION OR CANCELLATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
A. DECLARATIONS OF USE
Declaration of Use for Intent-to-Use ("ITU") Applications
Before a registration will be granted, the USPTO requires a Declaration of Use stating that the mark is being used on or in connection with all of the goods or services listed in the ITU application. If you are not yet using the mark on or in connection with all goods or services, you may: (1) Obtain extensions of time as needed to file your Declaration of Use (bearing in mind that 5 extensions of six months
Due to recent United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decisions and case law in the U.S., the need for complete accuracy in all Statements of Use has become critical. Whenever a trademark owner declares 'use' of a mark -- whether at the time of filing a trademark application, after allowance, or at the time of proving use after registration -- the mark MUST be used on ALL of the goods and/or services listed. Otherwise, the registration becomes vulnerable, perhaps permanently, to being cancelled for fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the issue is not entirely clear, current decisions suggest that even voluntarily amending a Statement of Use or a registration to delete items for
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