Unlike with copyright, a trademark owner really does have to police the use of its mark to ensure it doesn't lose its rights. That said, policing can go too far, and with at least 25 extensions or oppositions filed by Take Two Interactive in the last three months alone, the question becomes: "Are they going on a rampage or are simply "rockstars" of trademark law?".
Take Two? Nah, we'll take 'em all...in Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
"Take-Two have gone on a rampage"
Tweet - November 30, 2021 - Ash R.
https://twitter.com/Ash_735/status/1465841888922058754
USPTO TTAB Webpage - Take Two Interactive
https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pnam=Take-Two%20Interactive%20Software,%20Inc.%20%20&page=1
"About Trademark Infringement"
USPTO Webpage
https://www.uspto.gov/page/about-trademark-infringement
"Trademark process"
USPTO Webpage
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/trademark-process#step2
"Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration"
15 USC 1052
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1052
Grounds for Opposition Regulations
https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TBMP/print?version=current&href=sec-bdacef53-7b72-4ca5-8ceb-215e4afda588.html
"False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden"
15 USC 1125
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125
"Famous Trademarks: Everything You Need to Know"
Upcounsel Webpage
https://www.upcounsel.com/famous-trademarks
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