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Rejected Trademark Application? Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult…

How do you register a trademark successfully? Anyone can file a trademark application with the USPTO. You might have filed one yourself. The challenge is…

The Old Days: Paper Patent Certificates It was only a matter of time. For those who prefer having physical originals, say goodbye to paper patent…

What does patent prosecution mean? Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. It encompasses the patent examination process from initial…

What is a PCT Receiving Office (RO)? In order to file a PCT application, a Receiving Office (RO) must be selected. For most US practitioners,…

What can cause the USPTO to issue trademark sanctions? Imagine investing the time and expense of filing a US trademark application only to have it…

Why does an early trademark filing date matter? US trademark law generally regards the first trademark user, and not the filer, as the rightful owner.…

Thinking like a patent examiner We are privileged to have a former USPTO patent examiner, Lyman Smith, as Of Counsel patent attorney to our firm.…

Can you have too many goods or services in a US trademark application? Most foreign countries do not require use of the trademark for registration.…

What are the new USPTO trademark filing rules in 2020? Starting Feb. 15, 2020, certain mandatory requirements for trademark filings will take effect. These changes…

How do USPTO patent examiners get prior art? When examining patent applications, USPTO examiners get relevant prior art through two primary means: the patent examiner…

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…