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Is Jazz Confusingly Similar to Music? That is the question Minnesota attorney Thomas B. James (blogger at The Cokato Copyright Attorney) poses in this intriguing article. " Bertini v. Apple Inc ., No. 21-2301 (Fed. Cir. 2023). Apple, Inc. attempted to register the trademark APPLE MUSIC for both sound recordings and live musical performances (among other things). Bertini, a professional musician, filed an opposition, claiming to have used the mark APPLE JAZZ in connection with live performances since 1985, and to have started using it in connection with sound recordings in the 1990s. Bertini argued that APPLE MUSIC would likely cause confusion with APPLE JAZZ. The first question that popped into my head, of course, was whether a consumer would really be likely to confuse jazz with music. I mean, come on. Sadly, however, that was not the legal issue in this case. The legal issue was whether, and in what circumstances, priority of use can be established by “tacking” a new trademark ...
Knochelmann and James to Present CLE Attorneys Carl Knochelmann, Jr. (Kentucky) and Thomas James (Minnesota) will join professors Daniel Fernandez-Kranz and Donald C. Hubin on October 24, 2024 to present a 90-minute continuing legal education webinar. The topic: "Joint Custody and Equal Shared Parenting Time Laws: Impact and Outcomes." There will be a video replay on November 8, 2024. The program is sponsored by Echion CLE and is approved for CLE credit in many jurisdictions. Visit the EchionCLE.com website for more information or to register.
Learn How to Perform a Trademark Search Cokato MN attorney Tom James will be presenting a series of 3 webinars to teach paralegals, attorneys and entrepreneurs how to perform trademark searches using the USPTO's new search system. Demonstrations and practice exercises will be included to help students gain proficiency in searching the USPTO's database with field tags and RegEx (Regular Expressions). Take one, two, or all three. Register for Trademark Law Basics & Likelihood of Confusion Register for The USPTO’s New Trademark Search System Register for Advanced Trademark Searching with Regular Expressions MODULE 1: Trademark Law Basics & “Likelihood of Confusion” Analysis June 10, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CDT 1:00 p.m. EDT; 11:00 a.m. MDT; 10:00 a.m. PDT and MST; 9:00 a.m. AKDT. $30. What qualifies as a trademark; types of trademarks (word, design, sound, trade dress, etc.); categories of marks; trademark r...