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Erik K Pelton
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The following is an edited transcript of my video Letters of Protest at the USPTO. There is a tool that comes into play in a very small percentage of trademark application filings—but is an important tool to know about—called a letter of protest. That is not an acceptable basis for a valid letter of protest.
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 10, 2021
There is quite a bit of confusion about the USPTO’s letters of protest. In this segment, Erik clarifies what is a letter of protest, and when and why to use one. The post Letters of Protest at the USPTO appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.
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Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 8, 2020
The USPTO will put into effect on January 2, 2021 what is quite likely the largest trademark fee increase in US history. For my past public comments on these, please see earlier posts here: Public comments submitted by EMP&A regarding USPTO’s proposed trademark fee increases (Aug. USPTO Fees Set to Increase in January 2021.
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 28, 2020
This year – despite the cliché – has been unprecedented in many ways; it featured the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, quarantines, masks, and social distancing, as well as protests in the street, a presidential election, economic volatility, and much more. New USPTO Commissioner of Trademarks. By Erik Pelton®. trademark registrations!
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 31, 2021
The key changes are: Codifying the Letter of Protest procedure for challenging applications by third parties. In December, the USPTO sanctioned a Chinese firm that has been involved in more than 15,000 filings for fraudulent activities and ordered all of their filings to be terminated. Top Trademark Trends of 2021.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 10, 2022
Among other things, the TMA created new procedures for challenging pending applications and registrations and updated several rules relating to the prosecution of trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). New Procedures for Challenging Registered Trademarks and Pending Applications.
IP and Legal Filings
JULY 28, 2022
The history of the federal trademark law is almost as old as the Constitution. On July 8, 1870, the Federal Trademark was enacted as the first US Federal law to protect the trademarks. However, the US Supreme Court in 1879, held that the law was unconstitutional because it was in conflict with the provision on patents in the US Constitution.
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