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US Office Action in Madrid Protocol Trademark Application Madrid Protocol trademark applications that enter the US through Section 66(a) will often encounter several issues. There…

What is the first-to-file patent system? US patent laws no longer recognize who was first to invent, but rather who applied first for a patent.…

What happens after your nonprovisional utility patent application is filed? So your utility nonprovisional patent application has been filed. Now what? Expect a long wait…

What is PPH? PPH stands for Patent Prosecution Highway, a cooperative program between the USPTO and participating foreign patent offices to expedite the allowance of…

Why not file a design patent application? If you are in the business of innovation, you can’t ignore design patents. And if you’re going to…

What is the difference between a word mark (standard character) and a design mark? When a trademark has words or letters, there are two ways…

What is an Intent-To-Use application? To register a trademark, you normally have to use the mark. Registration generally requires use in commerce by selling goods…