2022 All Rights Reserved Registration Trademark Law 
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Celebrity trademark messes.
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 31, 2021
A shortened Office Action response time of 3 months (previously 6 months), with an extension available for a fee, effective December 1, 2022. Two new ex parte proceedings to allow for potential cancellation of trademarks not properly used in commerce. Trademark filings related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploded in 2021.
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