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Posted on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 by cadwilson

Federal Circuit Clarifies How To Determine Whether A Term Is Generic

A term is generic, and thus unprotectable, if the relevant public understands the term to refer to part of the claimed genus of goods or services, even if the public does not understand the term to refer to the broad genus as a whole. That is the precedential clarification presented by the Federal Circuit Court…

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