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Intellectual Property Protection Madrid Protocol

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Filings Up, Pendency Down – USPTO 2024 Year in Review (& Early Thoughts for 2025)

With 2024 now in the rearview mirror, it’s a great time to take a look at the past year’s U.S. trademark prosecution and examination numbers – and consider where the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) may be heading...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

USPTO Filing Fee Changes

New fees affecting trademarks and patents have taken effect at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The new fee structures will dramatically influence trademark and patent filings. Applicants need to rethink...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Major Changes Ahead: New USPTO Trademark Filing Fees and Procedures

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Significant changes are coming to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Saturday, January 18 with regards to trademark filing fees and procedures. These changes aim to improve the trademark application...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Fee Changes for Trademark Matters

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced changes to trademark fees, all of which will take effect on Jan. 18, 2025, except for the fees for international applications filed under the Madrid...more

Fish & Richardson

New USPTO Trademark Fees Go Into Effect January 18, 2025

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Effective January 18, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement a new fee schedule for trademark filings. ...more

Jones Day

New Year, New Fees: USPTO Surcharges and Fee Increases for Trademark Filings in 2025

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") will raise trademark fees across the board and introduce new application surcharges starting January 18, 2025....more

Smart & Biggar

[Webinar] Developing a sound global trademark filing strategy: key considerations and best practices - November 21st, 12:00 pm -...

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Join us for an insightful webinar with our trademark experts, who will guide you through the complexities of global trademark filing. Over this 45-minute session, you will learn how to protect and expand your brand...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Madrid Protocol - August 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

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The Madrid Protocol - July 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

WIPO Publishes Madrid Yearly Review 2024: A WBD Summary

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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its annual Madrid Yearly Review, offering a comprehensive overview of the facts, figures, and analyses of the international registration of marks....more

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The Madrid Protocol - January 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

Smart & Biggar

[Webinar] Canadian tips under the Madrid Protocol: Unique and unusual issues to consider when pursuing a Canadian designation -...

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This webinar will highlight Canada-specific issues for those pursuing Canadian designations of international registrations. Our speakers will outline surprising challenges and unexpected issues that can arise with the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Madrid Protocol - June 2023

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

Erise IP

Direct Filing vs. Madrid Protocol: Which Works Best for Your International Trademark Registrations?

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While the United States Patent & Trademark office is experiencing an inordinately long backlog, U.S. companies seeking to protect their marks internationally are feeling the impact of the extended wait time, and particularly...more

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The Madrid Protocol - January 2023

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

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The Madrid Protocol - August 2022

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

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Chile Joins Madrid Protocol on July 4, 2022

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The Republic of Chile joined the Madrid Protocol on July 4, 2022, making it the 111th member of the Madrid System. The country is the latest in Latin America to accede to the multinational trademark registration system,...more

Miller Nash LLP

Priority “UNTAMED”: Enforceable Priority in Madrid-Registered Mark Does Not Require Use of Mark Before Infringement Commences,...

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The general rule under U.S. trademark law is that the first to use a trademark in U.S. commerce has priority in the mark over other "would-be" users of the same, or confusingly similar, mark. This applies in both common law...more

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United Arab Emirates Joins Madrid Protocol on December 28, 2021

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In the latest expansion of the Madrid System, the United Arab Emirates will join the Madrid Protocol on December 28, 2021. The UAE is the third country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (along with Bahrain and Oman) to join the...more

Smart & Biggar

Global brand expansion: Why Canadian trademark owners should consider whether international registration is right for them

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Until just a few years ago, most Canadian brand owners doing business abroad had limited options for protecting their trademarks outside of Canada. They were obliged to file separate applications in each country of interest,...more

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Top 10 differences between Canadian and U.S. trademark filing, prosecution and enforcement

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Canada has established itself as an attractive jurisdiction in which to do business. It has a stable economy, a high-income population, a business-friendly environment and has long led the G7 in growth. It also has especially...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Extricating the UK from the European Union IP Systems – Contrasting Approaches Across the Channel

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The European Union (“EU”) has shaped and developed Intellectual property (“IP”) policy extensively over the years. IP law in EU member states is today largely a matter of EU law. Key areas of IP are dominated by EU rights and...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

How to protect your mark internationally? Considerations on the Madrid System

Nowadays, the concept of business can rarely prescind from globalization. But the rules and regulations that provide Intellectual Property protection have not always been able to keep up with the internationalization of...more

Carlton Fields

Life on Mars?

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It is time. Trademarks off-world have been debated for decades, but nothing has yet been done, despite humans being in space for 63 years. However, with multiple countries now traveling into outer space, and ‘low Earth...more

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The Madrid Protocol

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark registrations and pending...more

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