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Tag: USPTO

Is the Legal Tide Ebbing on Abstract Idea Rejections?

By: Anna Kinney   [3/25/22] Applicants for a new United States (US) nonprovisional application or National Stage Entry application may see a new form paragraph in their first Office Action between now and the end of July. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has initiated a new invitation-only pilot program to address subject matter eligibility rejections… Continue reading Is the Legal Tide Ebbing on Abstract Idea Rejections?

Trademark Modernization Act: New Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings

By: Hyung Gyu (Leo) Sun The Trademark Modernization Act (the “TMA”) was enacted on December 27, 2020, amending the Trademark Act of 1946 (the “Lanham Act”), among other things, to establish new ex parte (single party) expungement and reexamination proceedings to cancel marks registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) for which the… Continue reading Trademark Modernization Act: New Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings

Trademark Modernization Act: Office Action Deadline Changes

By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig   Trademark Modernization Act: Office Action Deadline Rules Change   The trademark bar and its clients, trademark owners, have been clamoring for some dramatic changes to procedural trademark rules for some time because of a significant increase in fraudulent trademark applications and “deadwood” registrations (registered marks not being used in… Continue reading Trademark Modernization Act: Office Action Deadline Changes

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Set to Increase Trademark Filing Fees as Soon as October 2020

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO)  Set to Increase Filing Fees as Soon as October 2020 [UPDATE] The increased filing fees will take effect on January 2, 2021.  [Aug. 7, 2020] The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a rulemaking on June 19, 2020, proposing to raise its fees for certain types of Trademark filings. The… Continue reading U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Set to Increase Trademark Filing Fees as Soon as October 2020

Top Trademark Decisions: First Half of 2020

Top Trademark Decisions: First Half of 2020 [July 24, 2020, Leesburg] In the first half of 2020, several significant decisions further shaped the course of trademark law, with rulings from the Supreme Court and circuit courts impacting USPTO proceedings, as described below: Romag Fasteners v. Fossil (U.S. Supreme Court): In April, the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue reading Top Trademark Decisions: First Half of 2020

Implications of the CARES Act on USPTO Deadlines

By Ashley Barendse Barendse is an Associate at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Leesburg, VA Office.   [Apr. 1, 2020 Leesburg]    As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to affect the legal system, there is one glimmer of hope for trademark and patent owners: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which gives… Continue reading Implications of the CARES Act on USPTO Deadlines

Responding to a 2(d) ‘Likelihood of Confusion Rejection’ by the USPTO

This is a complex issue that may be difficult to overcome.  Because this is the case – while you have the option to file a response yourself, we recommend contacting us and speaking to one of our experienced attorneys – which include form USPTO examiners with decades of experience.  To learn more, please continue reading… Continue reading Responding to a 2(d) ‘Likelihood of Confusion Rejection’ by the USPTO

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