In a recent precedential opinion, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) tackled the often frustrating question of what it takes to acquire trademark rights in the title of a single...more
It’s happened to the best of us -- the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") suspends action on an application based on a potential likelihood of confusion with a prior filed/pending application, essentially...more
The May 2016 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to MarketTM newsletter discusses the April 2016 revisions to the USPTO's Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure ("TMEP") and notes currently open gTLD Sunrise Periods.
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