Trademarks, Audits

AI rise increases importance of IP audits

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/12/2024

Having a clear view of your company’s patents, trademarks, copyrights and ‎trade secrets is a first step to protecting your intellectual property and ‎building a process to maximize new IP value.‎ It’s well known that a...more

Five Trademark Questions to Ask in the New Year

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 1/4/2024

As we ring in 2024, sip some champagne and make a resolution to check in on your trademark portfolio more often. It misses you! Here are a few productive questions to ask: 1. Do your registrations cover your reality? ...more

Six Ways to Protect Your Company's IP

Hanzo on 1/10/2023

If another company claims that it was the first to invent a piece of your intellectual property (IP), would you be ready to respond with the design notes, sketches, and troubleshooting discussions your team generated during...more

Use It or Lose It: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Audit Certain Existing Trademark Registrations

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/11/2019

Move over IRS, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is jumping on the audit bandwagon. The USPTO has recently implemented a new auditing program aimed at promoting “the accuracy and integrity of the trademark...more

“So, Your U.S. Trademark Registration is Being Audited”

Ladas & Parry LLP on 1/22/2018

What does it mean that my U.S. trademark registration has been audited? The USPTO has issued an Office Action for the purpose of verifying that the registered mark is actually in use in relation to specifically selected...more

Winter is Coming – and the PTO Will Be Pruning the Deadwood Out of Trademark Registrations

Baker Donelson on 11/3/2017

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a new random audit procedure for trademarks aimed at removing deadwood from the Register. Trademark owners seeking to register marks in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)...more

Intangible Risky Business

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 8/1/2017

The national, and many times global, reach of most businesses, regardless of size and physical location, continues to drive the ever increasing importance and value of intangible assets. In fact, a business's intellectual...more

New Trademark Office Audit May Result in Cancellation of Registrations

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/27/2017

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced a final rule that took effect on February 17, 2017. To assess and promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, the USPTO amended rules...more

Use It or Lose It: USPTO to Conduct Post-Registration Trademark Use Audits

Jones Day on 3/25/2017

Trademark owners take note: Affidavits to renew your U.S. trademark registrations may be getting a closer look. On March 21, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") implemented a new rule aimed at...more

Alert: Trademark Owners Beware: The U.S. Trademark Office Has A New Audit Program

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/22/2017

If your company has trademarks that are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), a new audit program can put your registrations at risk if you are not careful....more

US Patent & Trademark Office Issues New Trademark Use Rule

Roetzel & Andress on 2/10/2017

On January 19, 2017 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register introducing new requirements for declarations of use in commerce filed pursuant to Sections 8 and 71 of the...more

MarkIt to Market® - December 2016

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 1/3/2017

The December 2016 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® includes practical tips for businesses trying to kick-start the year with an annual year-end trademark audit and lists the new gTLD Sunrise periods. ...more

New Year Trademark Audit: A Time for Reflection and Renewal

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/24/2016

The start of a new year is a natural time to audit your company's brand assets to make sure they are being appropriately used and protected. These audits can take different forms, but the core analysis involves a review of...more

Common IP pitfalls every business can avoid

McAfee & Taft on 10/2/2015

As a business owner or manager, you have probably experienced or at least heard about costly and disruptive intellectual property infringement lawsuits. You may also be very concerned about protecting your company’s customer...more

New Year – Consider a Trademark Audit

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/5/2015

A trademark is an intangible asset of the company that, like most assets, should be audited periodically. Ideally, a trademark audit examines and evaluates the strengths, weaknesses, and relative value of a company's...more

MarkIt to Market - January 2015

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/2/2015

The January issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to MarketTM newsletter comments on the trend of seeking to register popular slogans as trademarks, supplies a template for auditing your trademark rights, and gives an updated list...more

Corporate Law Report: Economic Espionage Act, Top FCPA Enforcement Actions, Trademark Audits, and More

JD Supra Perspectives on 1/10/2013

Watch our latest Corporate Law Report for a round of executive speed dating, law firm style. Included in the mix: FICA tax changes in 2013; veganism as a religion (and what that means for the workplace); overtime hours;...more

Top 5 Reasons to Audit Your Trademark Portfolio in 2013

The start of a new year is a great time to take stock of where your company’s business has been and where it is headed. If you have not done a trademark audit within the last few years, here are five good reasons why you...more

Have You Checked Your Assets Lately?

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 2/2/2012

You know where your money and investments are and whether they are protected and paying dividends, but can you say the same about your intellectual property?...more

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