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We maintain two blogs: one in English (Sputnik Blog) and another in Russian (Opora Blog or Блог Опора).

Sputnik Blog – A blog about developments in legal protection of technology innovation and brand names.

Opora Blog - Blog of Russian Expats in America. We discuss business, legal and cultural events that impact our lives.

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Not All Consent Agreements Created Equal—The USPTO Bounces A Consent Agreement Finding It Unhelpful to Overcome A Confusion Refusal Over a Prior Virtually Identical Mark for Substantially the Same Product
..., ale and lager” despite the consent by the owner of the cited mark. In re Bay State Brewing Company, Inc., Serial No. 85826258 (February 25, 2016) [precedential] (http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-85826258-EXA-8.pdf). Generally, consent agreements can be an efficient path to registration in situations where the parties agree that confusion between their respective marks is unlikely. Usually the USPTO gives considerable weight to such consents. The USPTO's rules of practice caution ...
Волченко Максим
Monday, March 07, 2016 21:32:27

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