What are similar trademarks? Maybe it’s just me, but it sure seems like the USPTO has become more aggressive in refusing registration of trademarks. The…
What does a registration on the Supplemental Register mean? Did you know that there are actually two different USPTO registers on which you can obtain…
Has your trademark application received a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection? So your trademark application has been refused registration on the basis that your…
What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? When you’ve practiced trademark law long enough, you take certain things for granted. Things…
Does it matter whether you incorporate or trademark first? Incorporate or trademark first? Does it matter? Actually, it matters a great deal. A proper trademark…
What is a use-based trademark application? As opposed to an Intent-To-Use application, a use-based trademark application covers a mark that is being used on the…
Can you trademark an acronym? Acronyms are everywhere. They are like code language for those in the know. Even in the intellectual property world, our…
How to Cancel a Registered Trademark As recently as a year ago, this article would have been written quite differently. A trademark cancellation filed with…