trademark attorney

Can you expedite a US trademark application? Under limited circumstances, it may be possible to speed up your trademark application. For most applicants, however, expediting…

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 you do if your trademark application is opposed? It can be a bit disheartening to receive an opposition to your trademark application. After…

What factors matter in choosing a trademark opposition attorney? So your trademark application was approved and on track to a registration. Then it got derailed.…

What is the difference between a suspension and an extension of trademark opposition deadlines? Each trademark opposition will have deadlines set by the TTAB. When…

What happens when a trademark registration is not renewed? Trademark registrations have strict time periods for renewal. In trademark vocabulary, “renewing” a registered trademark is…

How does a design mark application compare to a word mark registration? To register a trademark without regard to style, a trademark application may typically…

What exactly is the applied-for mark in your trademark application or registration? One of the most common errors in a trademark application is a mismatch…

What is a final trademark rejection or Final Office Action? Known as a Final Office Action, a final trademark rejection is typically a second rejection…

What is a refusal based on a failure to function as a trademark? A certain type of trademark rejection seems to be occurring more frequently:…

What does confusable mean? To be registrable, a mark must not have a likelihood of confusion with any registered trademarks. In other words, an applied-for…

Has trademark examination become more inconsistent? Trademarks share a common feature with patents in that a trademark must be different in order to be registered.…