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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…

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…

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 design mark application? If you were asked to conjure up the first trademark that comes to mind, what would you see? A…

What is a request to divide a trademark application? We tend to think of trademark applications as “all or nothing.” In particular, we think of…

What is a color claim in trademark application? Color is an issue only when dealing with design marks, such as logos, that have elements of…

What is a trademark with acquired distinctiveness? Some trademarks are inherently distinctive from the start. Inherently distinctive marks generally include marks that are arbitrary, fanciful…

What is a trademark strategy that will improve the chances of registering your mark? A successful trademark registration will depend a great deal upon the…

How many TTAB oppositions and cancellations reach final decisions? At the outset, let me clarify that this post contains rough estimates of final decisions in…

Does it make sense to file a trademark cancellation? The decision to cancel a registered trademark is not an easy one. You’re about to embark…

What information do you need to provide for us to file your trademark application? Since we get these questions all the time, we thought it…

What is intent to use? To understand what is not an intent to use, let’s first begin with what it is. Intent to use refers…