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New Decision Expands Protection for Foreign Brand Owners

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A recent precedential decision enlarges the protection for foreign trademark owners. Plumrose Holding Ltd. v. USA Ham LLC, Opposition No. 91272970 (January 17, 2025). The decision is a nod to foreign trademark owners to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Prove It or Lose It: How USPTO’s Audit Program Inspired Canada’s Trademark Oversight

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If you own a U.S. trademark registration, you have likely encountered (or will encounter) an audit by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The audit program, launched by the USPTO in November 2017, was enacted as a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Rules Are Rules, Especially in Trademark Proceedings

The Commissioner for Trademarks recently issued a precedential decision terminating a reexamination proceeding for the registrant’s failure to respond within a statutory time period, where there was insufficient justification...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Trademark Monitoring: What Girl Scout Cookies Can Teach Us About Intellectual Property

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It’s cold in southeastern Wisconsin, and that can mean only one thing—it’s nearly Girl Scout Cookie season and time to restock my favorites for the year. On learning that the cookie Toast-Yay!® will be retiring, I wondered...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Prove It or Lose It: Trademark Registrar Initiates Proof-of-Use Proceedings

The Registrar of Trademarks (Registrar) can now request that owners of trademarks registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) submit proof of use of certain trademarks or face expungement of those marks...more

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