Four New Collections Added to the Global Brand Database Users have now (February 27, 2024) access to the national collections of Belize and Sao Tome and Principe, along with the regional collections of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). These new collections contribute to over 85 thousand records to the available data.
RightRice, which is found on D.C.-based Cava’s fast-casual restaurant menu and sold in supermarkets nationwide, is currently branded as RightRice®, with a rice-shaped mark over the second “i” instead of a dot. The Nov. 29 decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel the trademark means the symbol will have to come off, the federation states, though “rice” can remain — rice is a grain, not a trademark.