Category: Trademark Registration

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…

How are trademark rights determined in the US? In the US, trademark rights are generally given to the first one to use a mark. Except…

Focus on What Matters Most In Filing Your Trademark Application For many businesses thinking of registering a trademark, cost is the biggest factor. It is…

Is it possible to register a trademark in the metaverse? Times are changing. What may have been unimaginable years ago has become a genuine concern…

What are smarter ways to respond to trademark Office Actions? Though you hate to see them, Office Actions are fairly common in USPTO trademark applications.…

Can you expedite a US trademark application? The short answer is probably not unless you have a really good excuse. While it’s not impossible, bumping…

When do you need to submit substitute specimens of use? If your trademark specimens of use have been rejected, then you know what I’m talking…

When would an expungement or reexamination be available? These two fancy names bear good news for trademark challengers. Anyone thinking of canceling a trademark registration…

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…

What is a final refusal to register? Is a twice-rejected trademark application the end of the road? When you receive a second Office Action maintaining…

What is a TMA petition based on trademark nonuse? When a competitor’s registered trademark is no longer being used, what are your options? Back in…