As we reported in November 2019, the USPTO has been making significant revisions to its rules to combat an influx of fraudulent trademark filings.
Some of the biggest rule changes last year were to specimen requirements. ...more
As we previously reported, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a trademark examination guide last year, broadening the class of cannabis-related goods for which cannabis companies could register their...more
Synopsis: Beginning December 21, 2019, trademark owners will face increased proof of use/trademark specimen requirements with respect to trademark applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Regular readers will recall that in March we blogged about cannabis-related trademarks. We now have an update...more