Apple has already secured a trademark on "iPad" in the United States and in multiple other countries around the world. The iPad maker can still amend its application for a trademark, provided it can prove that "a portion of the mark has acquired distinctiveness." Apple has until July 24 to...
Trademark applicants and owners can expect progress towards optimizing trademark application pendency, issuing high quality trademarks, fostering business effectiveness and improved customer experience, enhancing the operations of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, optimizing the quality and efficiency of inf...
File an appeal: You can appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) if you think the final Office Action was incorrect based on the facts or law.Amend your application: Sometimes, amending your goods/services description or making other changes can help move yo...
The USPTO issued a Final Office Action on February 9, 2024, reiterating its refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 USC §1052(e)(1), but alternatively inviting OpenAI to amend its application to claim acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(f). 1. Supplemental Register Perha...
On December 1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program. As part of the Office’s efforts to...
Trademark practitioners, hemp producers, and hemp-derived product manufacturers have long struggled with the clash of federal and state law regarding protection of trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Historically, the USPTO has refused registration of marks that ...
A petitioner is required to file a complete Notice of Petition through the USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). If the petitioner is not domiciled in the U.S., they are required to file the petition through a U.S. attorney. ...
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