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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 +
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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

AI Can’t Be an Inventor, But How About a POSA?

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On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a Request for Comment on how AI technology could affect the PTO’s evaluation of patentability, particularly with respect to qualifying prior art and the...more

Woods Rogers

Recipients Beware: Trademark Omega Email Marketing Ploy

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Numerous clients are receiving unsolicited emails from a company called Trademark Omega. Future versions may originate from companies with different names. For your protection, we advise you to read the fine print....more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

International Trademark Registration: The Madrid System (WIPO)

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The blog post, “What are the Types of Trademarks,” explained the distinction between Trademarks, Service Marks, State Marks, Federal Marks, and Common Law Marks, which are common types of protection for marks in the United...more

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2023 IP Outlook: Developments in Trademark and Copyright Process and Procedure

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Throughout 2022, the procedural rules of the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the newly formed Copyright Claims Board (CCB) underwent several developments. The PTO outlined a new administrative process for addressing...more

Erise IP

Trademark Turnaround: Strategies for Applicants Facing Shorter USPTO Response Deadline

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In an effort to speed up its slowing trademark registration turnaround times, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has shortened the deadline to respond to initial reviews of applications. Trademark applicants now...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Prior Registration Puzzle: Overcoming Registration Refusals Based on Intervening Third-Party Marks

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It’s a frustrating situation, to be sure, but fortunately you’re not without options. One of those options is arguing to the Trademark Office that your client’s Anchor Registration should entitle it to registration of its...more

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Top Twelve Trademark Transfer Tips (For Portfolio Intake, That Is)

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Congratulations!  Your company just acquired a batch of trademarks from a third party.  There are a lot of minutiae to manage, so how do you decide what to do first?  Here are some suggestions for actions you may want to...more

Troutman Pepper

New Trademark Fees at USPTO

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On January 2, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Office) will introduce the modified and new trademark fees summarized below....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Trademark Office Deadlines and Coronavirus-Related Delays (Updated)

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With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more

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Trademark Office Deadlines and Coronavirus-Related Delays (Updated April 29, 2020)

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With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Trademark Office Deadlines and Coronavirus-Related Delays (Update #3)

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With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

What Trademark Owners Need to Know About the New Trademark Rules

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Owners of U.S. trademark registrations need to know about a few recent rule changes and be mindful of the changes and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requirements whenever a declaration of use is due....more

Fish & Richardson

Update: Implementation of USPTO Rule Change on Audits of Maintenance Declarations Effective March 21, 2017

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As we discussed in our blog post earlier this month, U.S. Trademark Office Sharpens Machete for Pruning Deadwood, the USPTO is implementing a new practice of randomly auditing maintenance declarations to request additional...more

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How Much “Intent” is Enough to Support an “Intent to Use” Trademark Application?

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For many years now, the US Trademark Office has accepted trademark applications based upon a “bona fide intent to use” the applied-for mark on all the goods and/or to provide all of the services listed in the application at...more

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