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    IP Law Daily, TRADEMARK—TTAB: DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE values statement identification could not aspire to be a service mark, (Oct 22, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.
    Organizations Mentioned:International First Committee Association

    By Justin Marcus Smith, J.D.

    The fact that the proposed mark appeared on a wall-mounted plaque typical of organizational values statements only reinforced the conclusion that the mark did not designate the source of a service and therefore could not be a service mark.

    In a nonpre ...

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