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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.    less -
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

USPTO Adopts Partial Trademark Replacement Rule to Align with Madrid Protocol

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Effective July 2, 2025, the USPTO will accept requests for both full and partial replacement of earlier national trademark registrations with international registrations. Previously, the USPTO only permitted trademark holders...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Update for International Trademark Holders: US Incorporates Madrid Protocol Amendment

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How can trademark owners transition from a national or regional registration to an international registration in a designated territory without prejudice or loss of priority dates? The principle of “replacement” allows a...more

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Navigating the Legalization of Hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill Involves Changes to the Issuance of Federal Trademarks in the...

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Legalizing “hemp” under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) has triggered an important change for the examination of federal trademark applications concerning cannabis and cannabis-derived goods and...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

2018 Farm Bill and Federal Trademark Protection for Hemp

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") generally refuses to register marks that violate federal law. Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were previously classified as Schedule I controlled substances under the Controlled...more

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Trademark Registration Sees a New High: Registration for trademarks for goods derived from "hemp" now allowed under USPTO rules

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Following the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill [see related article1], the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just this morning released a new Trademark Examination Guide for marks covering cannabis and...more

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