The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated the deadline to respond to Office Actions for trademark applications. As of December 3, 2022, trademark applicants now have three months (instead of the...more
At over 5,000 pages long, few have likely read the entire contents of the recently enacted COVID-19 relief bill (known as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021”). The highlights of the bill, of course, are its economic...more
Following in the footsteps of a number of other South American countries, Brazil has confirmed its intention to join the Madrid Protocol. The announcement was made by the Brazilian Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and...more