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Spectrum of Distinctiveness: Fanciful, Arbitrary, Suggestive, and Descriptive Trademarks

October 19, 2021
Arthur J. DeBaugh Ryan M. Gaylord
TMC (Trademark, Marketing & Copyright) Blog
What’s the difference between a ROLEX brand timepiece and a HONEY BAKED HAM brand holiday ham?    The answer is more than just whether they would make for an enjoyable Easter dinner.  One is a strong, fanciful trademark and the other is constantly in danger of becoming generic.  This difference in distinctiveness significantly affects the intellectual property protections that each mark receives. 
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Best Lawyers Recognizes 24 Firm Attorneys, including 5 as "Lawyers of the Year"

September 21, 2021
Firm News
We are pleased to announce that the 28th Edition of Best Lawyers in America© recognizes 24 firm attorneys, including 5 Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys named as "Lawyer of the Year." The "Lawyer of the Year" award recognizes the attorney with the highest overall peer-feedback for a practice area in a specific region. The attorneys who received the "Lawyer of the Year" designation for their respective practice area are:
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New Property Tax Commission Hearing Dates

August 16, 2021
John A. Cocklereece, Jr.
North Carolina Property Tax Law Monitor
The North Carolina Property Tax Commission (PTC) is the state-level appeals body for property tax appeals. The PTC hears appeals from decisions of the Boards of Equalization and Review of all 100 N.C. counties. Hearings before the PTC are de novo. Decisions of the PTC are appealable to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The PTC normally holds hearings once a month for 4 days at a time.

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