What is the delay defense (laches) in a TTAB trademark cancellation?
What is laches? Laches is a fancy legal term meaning delay. If there has been delay in filing a TTAB trademark cancellation, laches might be…
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What is a TTAB summary judgment motion?
What is a TTAB summary judgment motion? A TTAB summary judgment motion is a pretrial filing made to request an earlier decision in a trademark…
Patent Reexamination: How to Challenge Granted Patents Without Spending $1 Million
How do you challenge a granted patent cost-effectively? Not everyone has at least $1,000,000 to spend challenging a patent. With such a sizable budget, you…
Should you file a design patent or utility patent?
Design patent or utility patent? One of the most common questions we get from startup entrepreneurs is whether they should apply for a design patent…
What is a PCT prior art search report (written opinion)?
What is a PCT prior art search report? Patent examiners review PCT applications in the same way that the USPTO examines utility nonprovisional patent applications.…
Why Does An Earlier Trademark Filing Date Matter?
Why does an early trademark filing date matter? Why would it matter to be the first to file your trademark application with the USPTO? US…
What is a word mark?
How should you file your trademark application? A word mark refers to the type of trademark that can be registered without any graphic design or…
Does your international company need a US trademark attorney?
Is an international company required to use a US attorney for US trademark applications? Yes, the USPTO requires all international companies (i.e., domiciled in a…
How to Respond to a Patent Rejection
Has your utility patent application been rejected? If your utility patent application has been rejected, welcome to the club. Approximately 90% of utility patent applications…
How to Know If Your Products Infringe a Patent
Where do you start if you have been accused of patent infringement? Disruptive and disconcerting – two of the most common emotions experienced by one…
How to Defend NPE Amazon Patent Infringement Evaluation
What is the name of Amazon’s patent infringement program? Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation (NPE) program is their own version of patent court to resolve patent…
How to Prepare Acceptable Trademark Clothing Specimens of Use
What kinds of trademark clothing specimens are acceptable? An acceptable specimen of use for trademark application covering clothing items can be especially tricky. USPTO trademark…
Can you refile a provisional patent application (PPA)?
Can you refile a provisional patent application? You can file the same provisional patent application as many times as you want, and whenever you want.…
What is trademark monitoring?
What is a trademark monitoring service? A trademark monitoring service can notify you of trademark applications by third parties that may be similar to your…
What is a utility divisional application?
When is a divisional application appropriate? The option to file a divisional application arises if an Examiner thinks that your patent application contains multiple inventions…
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