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Intellectual Property

Nov. 18, 2019

Color me mine: Trademarking a color

What kind of showing does the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office require to register color trademarks? And what evidence do courts require of an owner’s exclusive use to enforce color trademarks?

Peter Harvey

Principal
Harvey & Company

Email: pharvey@harvey.law

Caitlin C. Conway

Associate
Harvey & Company

Email: cconway@harvey.law

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Can you trademark a color? After years of debate, this question has been put to rest: yes. The debate now involves less fundamental questions. This article briefly highlights two: First, what kind of...

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