Brent LaBarge is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Santa Monica, California, listed on 1,667 trademark filings (1,277 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 140 distinct trademark owners — a concentrated practice with deep portfolios per client at roughly 11.9 marks per client. In TTAB matters, Brent LaBarge is attorney of record on 78 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (74) than defendant (4). The correspondent is associated with UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP.
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Worldle LLC cannot register WORLDLE for online game software because buyers may confuse it with WORDLE
Worldle LLC filed an application, a request to register a mark, for WORLDLE on online game software used without downloads.
The Cases Examiners Cite, Part 1: The Confusion Canon
A handful of cases quietly decide whether two brands can share the register. From du Pont to Detroit Athletic, here is the confusion canon examiners rely on - and what each case actually settled.
Board refuses request to register UNPLEX after earlier UNPLEX TECHNOLOGIES use
The Board refused the request to register UNPLEX after finding that UNPLEX TECHNOLOGIES had been used first in the United States.