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Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
The USPTO is replacing its decades-old search tool TESS (“Trademark Electronic Search System”) completely as of November 30, 2023 with its new search tool. This search tool is currently called “Trademark Search” and accessible online at: https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/sear...
Read moreA Rare Vintage Chanel is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent secondhand retailer What Goes Around Comes Around from using their trademarks. WGACA is asking a judg...
Read more See all issuesThis webinar was recorded on November 3, 2022. Understanding what trademark examiners are thinking and how they approach trademark applications can increase your chances ...
Read moreOn July 23, 2022, the USPTO held the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting, reviewing policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees, among ot...
Read moreThis webinar was recorded on June 2, 2022. Trademark attorneys are generally aware that the unusual “federally illegal/state legal” landscape of the cannabis indu...
Read moreThis webinar was recorded on May 12, 2022. Ethics issues—whether raised by the state bar or by the USPTO’s Office of Enrollment and Discipline—can create proble...
Read moreOn April 8, 2022, the USPTO held the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting, reviewing policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees, among ot...
Read moreAfter filing a trademark application, the Examining Attorney will often issue an Office Action before approving the mark for publication. Office Actions are intended to r...
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