News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

United States Patent and Trademark Office › Customs and Border Protection

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +

MarkIt to Market® - March 2024: True Fans Keep It Real: Behind the IPR Center's Operation Team Player Public Awareness Campaign

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/1/2024

While many brand owners are generally aware of and work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to record trademark and copyright registrations and help with seizures, fewer may understand the role of the National...more

MarkIt to Market® - March 2024

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/1/2024

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler’s MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the IPR Center’s efforts to stop global IP theft and address counterfeiting on both home and foreign turf; a recent TTAB...more

How Rights Owners Can Be Proactive With CBP Enforcement

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/9/2023

Ever since the U.S. Customs and Border Protection designated intellectual property rights, or IPRs, as a priority trade issue, the agency has seized billions of dollars in counterfeit goods. In 2021 and 2022, CBP seized...more

Federal Trademark Registration

Verrill on 3/22/2022

Is your trademark registered? Should you register it? Why should you register it? What do you have to do? What does the process look like? Can you do it yourself or do you need to hire an attorney? These are just a few of the...more

IP+T: Intelligence Newsletter - Q4 2020

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/23/2020

Ready for 2021? Make Your (IP) List and Check It Twice - The events of 2020 have posed unique challenges to businesses in the U.S. and globally, testing their ability to adapt to new market conditions, re-evaluate resource...more

Making Every Dollar Count: Should Startups and Small Businesses Register Their Trademarks?

Jaburg Wilk on 9/22/2020

How important is reputation in your line of work? What is it worth? Does it matter that others associate your company with consistently high-quality goods or services? That your company represents a strong value-add...more

Proposed Legislation Expands Border IP Protections

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/1/2020

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to expand the mandate of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to impound goods suspected to infringe U.S. design patent rights. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons...more

Expedited Trademark Applications For COVID-19-Related Goods And Services

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/30/2020

Recognizing the need for companies to quickly get products to market that might help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Patent & Trademark Office is now paving the way for shorter examination timelines for...more

Protect Your Brand: U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Part of Your IP Enforcement Team

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/16/2020

Intellectual property rights holders are constantly seeking creative ways to protect their brands, including preventing counterfeit products from entering the marketplace. There are the traditional methods – such as federal...more

White House Issues Executive Actions and Legislative Recommendations Aimed at Patent Assertion Entities

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/6/2013

Recognizing a problem that has long plagued Silicon Valley technology companies, on June 4, 2013, President Barack Obama issued executive actions and legislative recommendations "to protect innovators from frivolous...more

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