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The Commissioner for Trademarks recently issued a precedential decision terminating a reexamination proceeding for the registrant’s failure to respond within a statutory time period, where there was insufficient justification...more
Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: 9th Cir....more
Kilpatrick’s Chris Bussert, a senior counsel with more than 30 years of experience in helping clients protect and defend their most important assets and brands, recently wrote the article “The Presumption of Irreparable Harm...more
Please join Fitch Even for a free webinar, “The Latest Changes in Copyrights & Trademarks,” on November 2 at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 10:00 a.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. CDT / 12 noon EDT. In 2020, legislation was passed that changes the...more
As the 1.5 year anniversary of the Trademark Modernization Act’s implementation approaches in June, the United States Patent and Trademark Office now offers an array of helpful guidance on the requirements, format, and even...more
Thank you for reading the April 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss practice tips for the two new petition processes instituted by the Trademark Modernization Act and highlight...more
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
We are committed to providing insightful commentary on IP developments from around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, we are continuing our free monthly webinar series, McDermott IP Focus. During...more
In December 2020, Congress passed the Trademark Modernization Act (the “TMA”), providing for numerous changes in the processes for registering trademarks and maintaining trademark registrations in the United States. Key...more
Pursuant to the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”), changes to certain procedural rules for ex parte trademark prosecution are now being implemented at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). One of these...more
Kilpatrick Townsend's Ted Davis recently spoke at the Federal Bar Association's IP Law Fall Conference 2022 on the topic of "Petitions for Expungement or Reexamination and Other Aspects of the Trademark Modernization Act."...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Ted Davis recently spoke at the Federal Bar Association’s IP Law Fall Conference 2022 on the topic of “Petitions for Expungement or Reexamination and Other Aspects of the Trademark Modernization Act.”...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is amending the rules of practice in trademark cases to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Action of 2020 (TMA). Effective December 3, 2022, the period to...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has received more than 170 petitions for expungement and reexamination since it began accepting these new filings late last year. And although the Office has issued guidance...more
In one of the first decisions to construe the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that a district court properly applied the TMA’s rebuttal presumption of irreparable...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Ted Davis recently spoke at the New York Intellectual Property Association. He discussed "Combatting Misrepresentations in the Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance" during the Hot Topics in...more
As those involved in the world of trademark law likely know, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) publishes an immensely helpful Manual covering the practices and procedures of prosecuting or registering...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Ted Davis recently spoke at the New York Intellectual Property Association at its “Hot Topics in Trademark and Copyright Law” seminar. Mr. Davis presented on “Combating Misrepresentations in Trademark...more
This time last year, we introduced a series of blog posts in which we provided an overview of the new ex parte examination and expungement proceedings introduced by the Trademark Modernization Act (“TMA”) and pondered a...more
On December 18, 2021, the final rule implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) went into effect, resulting in one of the most significant amendments to the rules of practice in trademark cases in decades...more
The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The TMA amended the federal trademark law (known as the Lanham Act) to provide new tools to address abuses of the US trademark...more
Background on Trademark Rights - While it is not required to establish trademark rights in the U.S., there are many benefits to applying to register trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"). For...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Ted Davis and Rita Weeks recently presented on the topic of “Combating Misrepresentations in Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance: The Trademark Modernization Act and Beyond.” The Trademark...more
The Trademark Modernization Act (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Among other things, the TMA created new procedures for challenging pending applications and registrations and updated several rules relating to...more