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18 October 2021TrademarksAlex Baldwin

TTAB approves ‘Republic of London’ TM

The US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has decided that the phrase “Republic of London” can be registered as a trademark, claiming that the place does not exist, therefore can be marked.

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