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As part of its ongoing effort to stop scammers from third-party trademark applications and registrations, the USPTO has enhanced security of the Change Address or Representation (CAR) forms by adding authorization...more
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
Le registraire des marques de commerce (le « registraire ») peut désormais exiger des propriétaires de marques de commerce déposées auprès de l’Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada qu’ils présentent des preuves...more
Our friendly neighbors in the Great White North are implementing important changes in 2025 with respect to language requirements for trademarks and a new pilot project initiated by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office...more
Significant changes are coming to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Saturday, January 18 with regards to trademark filing fees and procedures. These changes aim to improve the trademark application...more
As we have seen in the first article of our series, trademarks play an important role in the protection of your pharmaceutical and life science products and can add significant value. But to understand the benefits but also...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) biannual fee increase is now in effect. The USPTO anticipates the fee increases and the addition of new fees will significantly streamline the application process in addition to...more
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In 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced Trademark Rule 2.189 (37 CFR § 2.189) as part of its larger efforts to combat fraudulent filings and unauthorized practices. Under the rule, all...more
2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of...more
Thank you for reading the October 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the Federal Circuit’s recent case considering the scope of the USPTO’s authority to cancel registrations...more
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve and maintain the accuracy of the Trademark Register, and combat trademark scams and bot-filed trademark applications, the USPTO has revised examination procedures for reviewing...more
Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we conclude our series that explores ways to lose trademark rights with an examination of naked licensing, discuss a...more
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form. This...more
Graduates of The Ohio State University (“Ohio State”) are familiar with fans and supporters (and sometimes, Michigan fans) placing an emphasis on the “THE” when saying the school’s name. But the United States Patent and...more
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An address for service (“AFS”) is required in order to correspond with the UKIPO and for the purposes of proceedings relating to IP rights in the UK. The AFS rules currently require that address to be in the UK, Channel...more
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
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announces a new prioritized trademark examination program for certain trademark applications covering COVID-19 related products and services. ...more
Last summer, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved a controversial rule regarding email addresses. In the past, when an applicant was represented by counsel, the attorney would provide an email address to be...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) confirmed that new rules relating to email addresses required for trademark applicants and registrants and new specimens requirements will go into effect this week. A new examination...more
The USPTO released long awaited guidelines on February 6, 2020 relating to a new requirement that trademark applicants publicly list their email addresses in each U.S. trademark application or registration....more
On 11 October 2019, China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") published the Regulations on the Registration of Trademarks, which will become effective on 1 December 2019. The Regulations are implementing...more
A new USPTO rule recently came into effect that impacts foreign applicants, registrants, and parties to proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). The new rule requires all foreign applicants,...more