{"id":41065,"date":"2025-11-11T08:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?p=41065"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:06:29","slug":"today-on-the-ip-chat-channel-trademark-use-abandonment-and-resurrection-of-brandsv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/today-on-the-ip-chat-channel-trademark-use-abandonment-and-resurrection-of-brandsv\/","title":{"rendered":"Today on the IP Chat Channel\u2122: Trademark Use, Abandonment, and Resurrection of Brandsv"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21737\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Chat-Channel-Logo-with-TM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"77\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>TODAY ON THE IP CHAT CHANNEL\u2122:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>TRADEMARK USE, ABANDONMENT, AND RESURRECTION OF BRANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/webinars.ipo.org\/live-webinars\">IP Chat Channel\u2122<\/a> today at 2:00pm ET for a webinar that will explore what constitutes trademark use, when marks can be considered dead or abandoned, as well as exploring bringing back or resurrecting brands. Speakers will look at \u201czombie\u201d trademarks and how companies attempt to capitalize on history and nostalgia.<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar-200x104.png 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar-400x208.png 400w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.11-webinar.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>IP Chat Channel\u2122 webinars are free for IPO members. <a href=\"https:\/\/webinars.ipo.org\/live-webinars\">Advance registration is required<\/a>. 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