Examples of the Principal Register in a sentence
The Coldwell Banker Marks have been registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, with other appropriate state agencies in the United States, and with government agencies of foreign countries.
Having created such a program, the government also has a legitimate interest in encouraging the use of non- disparaging marks, rather than allowing that program to be used to increase the likelihood that “underrepresented groups in our society” will be “bombarded with demeaning messages in commercial advertising.” Tam, 808 F.3d at 1364 (Dyk, J., concurring in part, dissenting in part).5In addition, Congress may legitimately exercise control over the Principal Register of the United States.
Federally registered marks are examined for eligibility by an expert federal agency; issued certificates in the name of the United States; published in the Principal Register of the United States; accepted as valid by federal agencies for purposes of federal law enforcement; and afforded the benefit of certain presumptions in federal infringement litigation.
Registrations on the Supplemental Register cannot be transferred to the Principal Register, but owners of registrations on the Supplemental Register may apply for registration of their marks on the Principal Register.The information in this collection can be submitted in paper format or electronically through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
But nothing in the Constitution compels Congress to open the Principal Register of the United States to racial slurs—or religious insults, ethnic caricatures, or other disparaging terms or logos—and thereby adopt such marks as affirmative instruments of federal law.The district court thus correctly rejected Pro-Football’s First Amendment argument.
These are benefits that flow from the USPTO’s examination and publication of registered marks in the Principal Register.
When such an application is changed from the Principal Register to the Supple- mental Register, the effective filing date of the application is the date of the filing of the allegation of use under section 1(c) or 1(d) of the Act.[54 FR 37593, Sept.
Here, similarly, Pro-Football cannot force the government to register racial epithets, which would then be included “in the Official Gazette of the PTO and the Principal Register in order to inform the public of marks registered with the federal government.” Mem.
The dividend will be payable on 21 September 2023 to holders on the Principal Register in the UK, the Hong Kong Overseas Branch Register or the Bermuda Overseas Branch Register on 11 August 2023.The dividend will be payable in US dollars, or in pounds sterling or Hong Kong dollars at the forward exchange rates quoted by HSBC Bank plc in London at or about 11.00am on 11 September 2023.
On February 9, 2015, the PTO ap- proved the mark for publication on the Principal Register, and the mark was published for opposition on March 24, 2015.