[E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim

[Tushnet, Rebecca]

That's great! I attach a slide I use in class.

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Subject: [E-trademarks] To Color Claim or Not To Color Claim

November 9, 2023

This venerable, faded photo from decades ago (which proved useful again and again when I was counseling clients) may give you some fodder to consider a separate color claim application in addition to a B&W application for the logo of interest.


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On Nov 9, 2023, at 12:55 PM, Montgomery, Alexander P. via E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:

I’ve always wondered whether there is a compelling legal reason to make a color claim in an application to register a logo. Is there any benefit other than “your logo is a similar design and uses the same colors” (which is a valid argument even without a color claim)?

The flexibility of a registration without a color claim seems to far outweigh any benefits obtained by way of a registration with a color claim, but I am prepared to be educated by the collective knowledge of this group.

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