The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) began accepting applications for position trademarks on October 1, 2021. Position marks are trademarks characterized by the particular spot in which they are placed on a product. While position marks were previously acknowledged by the BPTO and by the courts, they had yet to qualify for separate trademark registration; most brand owners registered them as figurative or three-dimensional marks.
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- CAFC Affirms Merck’s Win at PTAB over Mylan Challenge to Diabetes Treatment Claims
- Federal Circuit Clarifies Alice Step Two Analysis in Reversal of District Court’s Rule 12 Dismissal
- The Judicial Balancing Act: How Judges Manage Competing Interests in Trade Secret Cases
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