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
In a previous Legal Update, we discussed how COVID-19 would likely provide a basis for claiming excusable nonuse of a trademark. A related issue is whether a pandemic-related interruption in use of a trademark could delay the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 23, 2019, the 10th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China (NPC) amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The changes are intended to combat the problem of...more