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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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Five Trademark Questions to Ask in the New Year

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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

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Key Considerations for Your Life Sciences IP Strategy

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Patent protection, regulatory exclusivity and product life cycle management should be at the core of any company’s life science development strategy. A well-integrated strategy will be critical to securing investments,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

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

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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

Ladas & Parry LLP

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

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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

Baker Donelson

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

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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

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New Trademark Office Audit May Result in Cancellation of Registrations

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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

Jones Day

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

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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

Pullman & Comley, LLC

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

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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

Roetzel & Andress

US Patent & Trademark Office Issues New Trademark Use Rule

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

Busting the Myth of the Unlimited RCEs

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In June, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a performance audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), “Patent Office Should Define Quality, Reassess Incentives, and Improve Clarity.” The report was...more

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