Vic Lin

Someone Applied for the Same Trademark Before You Waiting to file your trademark application seems harmless until you realize that someone else applied for the…

Court Order for Amazon Products Accused of Patent Infringement Amazon sellers facing a patent violation will often receive a boilerplate email stating that one option…

Likelihood of Confusion: How Related Are Goods Sold on the Same Website? Nowadays, you can buy nearly any product online. Moreover, one-stop ecommerce giants such…

Is It Too Late to File a Design Patent on a Product Sold or Shown to the Public? US patent laws are forgiving, but only…

Can You Change a Patent App? When it comes to changing to a patent, the cardinal rule is that you cannot add new subject matter…

What to Do When Inventor Is Missing or Refusing to Sign It might be unusual, but it still happens from time to time. You need…

The Difference Between Design Marks and Word Marks The line between word marks and design marks can get a bit blurry. When a trademark has…

Why Talking to Your Patent Examiner Can Help A call to your patent examiner can make all the difference. Talking to your examiner is a…

How the USPTO Uses AI to Search Prior Art In October of 2025, the USPTO launched an initiative to use AI to search for prior…

Trademark Applicant Is Not Necessarily the Individual Signing the App In a USPTO trademark application, you have to be very careful in identifying the right…

Why One IDS Might Not Be Enough Unlike most foreign patent offices, the USPTO is unique in one particular aspect. US law requires each patent…

Why Bother Registering a Trademark? At the outset, let’s set the record straight. Registration is not required for you to use a trademark. You can…