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Erik’s #1 Tip Filing a Trademark Application

Erik K Pelton

Of all of the tips that I’ve given over the years, there’s one that is far and away the most important tip when applying for trademark registration: the number one thing you can do to help your trademark application is work with an experienced attorney. There are fees, costs, time involved.

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Trademark Fee Proposal Comments by EMP&A Focus on Impact on Small Businesses and USPTO IT Expenditures

Erik K Pelton

Last week, Erik provided comments to the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee regarding proposed changes (increases) to many trademark fees. More details on the fee proposal can be found on the USPTO website here. But don’t let their silence fool you – small businesses will be the most impacted by the fee increases.

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Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship!

SpicyIP

So you must be curious about everything in the world… ” Along with our launch of the SpicyIP Empirical Database series today, on Prof Basheer’s 47th birth anniversary, we are also very happy to open up applications for the recently announced SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship. Applications are to be sent to contact [at] spicyip [dot] com.

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How Trademarks Registrations Have Migrated To The Cloud

Erik K Pelton

When I launched the firm in December of 1999, the first applications I filed were on paper, and this provides me the opportunity now to look both forward and backward on this topic. If or when you receive a trademark registration now, you can pay a small fee to receive a paper copy from the USPTO.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

The number of applications filed, and registrations granted in FY2020 both grew over the prior year, to the highest in history. Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. New USPTO trademark fees effective January 2, 2021.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Consequently, Anguilla's government profits from registration fees for ".ai" The programme will consist of lectures, case studies, simulation exercises and group discussions on selected IP topics, with an orientation towards the interface between IP and other disciplines. As the designated domain name for the island, ".ai" Global Ph.D.

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

IPKat readers can register benefitting from a 15% discount in the registration fee. The conference has a packed agenda, with panels discussing topics including: What assistance can SSOs give in resolving FRAND disputes?; Hot Topics including use of non-SEP patents as part of FRAND negotiations, and culminating in the Judges’ Panel.