USPTO Rules In Favor of Disney over Trademark Dispute
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently dismissed three Trademark Applications filed in association with the Tron blockchain project. The decision has been made after the American media giant – Disney submitted the notices of opposition and claimed that the acceptance of these applications would result in brand confusion.
What’s the Case? Raybo Technology, a Chinese partner of the Tron Foundation, applied for the trademarks – TRON, TRON NETWORK, and TRONIX in February 2018. Disney tried pushing back the Chinese partner with formal filings in August, but Raybo Technology failed to respond, and thus, the USPTO ruled in favor of the American media giant. Disney claimed that the trademarks would infringe upon the long history of the giant’s use and licensing of the film series with the same name. Actually, Disney had created an entire franchise around its 1982’s film TRON, including an animated TV series, a sequel film, music recordings, video games, and a line of merchandise. Disney, in its notices of opposition, explained that the Tron Foundation has decided to present its brand name in all capital letters, and it is quite similar to