JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced that beginning on December 3, 2022, trademark applicants will have three months to respond to office actions issued by the USPTO. The current deadline is six months from the date the office action was issued. By: Lippes Mathias LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Starting on December 3, 2022 the window for filing responses to office actions will be shortened from 6 to 3 months. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement a similar shortened deadline for responses to post-registration office actions (e.g. office actions.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 18, 2022

In its ongoing efforts to modernize its practices and increase the efficiency of examination, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing two changes to issuance of trademark registration certificates and the available period in which to respond to office actions provisionally refusing pending applications.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Pursuant to the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”), changes to certain procedural rules for ex parte trademark prosecution are now being implemented at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). ” See here. ” See here.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a substantial change in timing rules beginning December 3, 2022.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated the deadline to respond to Office Actions for trademark applications. By: Fish & Richardson

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Pursuant to the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”), changes to certain procedural rules for ex parte trademark prosecution are now being implemented at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Failure to respond typically results in abandonment of the. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has shortened the deadline for responding to Office Actions regarding trademark applications. Beginning on December 3, 2022, trademark applicants will have three months, instead of the original six-months, to respond to Office Actions.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Beginning December 3, 2022, United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) trademark applicants and registrants will have three (3) months to respond to office actions, rather than six (6) months, with the possibility of a three-month extension for a fee of $125.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 12, 2023

Why Certain Trademark Arguments Are Irrelevant Certain trademark arguments are destined to fail. The secret to a successful trademark response lies in understanding the right approaches for certain situations. Need to overcome a trademark refusal? What are some loser trademark arguments? Be careful though.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

What are smarter ways to respond to trademark Office Actions? Though you hate to see them, Office Actions are fairly common in USPTO trademark applications. If and when it happens, a strategy for a smarter trademark response will serve you well.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

trademark practitioners will no longer have a six-month window to respond to Office Actions issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) on certain pending trademark applications. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Is a twice-rejected trademark application the end of the road? When you receive a second Office Action maintaining a refusal to register, does it make any sense to pursue another response. So you responded to the first rejection by filing a response to a non-final Office Action. What is a final refusal to register?

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on trademark protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied OpenAI’s applications to trademark “ChatGPT” and “GPT.” The Final Office Action states, “Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature, function, or characteristic of applicant’s goods and services.”. By: AEON Law

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 25, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video #1 Tip When Applying For Trademark Registration Of all of these tips that I’ve given—probably hundreds over the years—there’s one that is far and away the most important when applying for trademark registration. And it’s simple.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 30, 2022

Arguments, consents, and cancellations are the potential ways to overcome a likelihood of confusion for a trademark application. Learn more about these three and the different office action response situations in this episode. Learn more about these three and the different office action response situations in this episode.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Trademark practice at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as we know it is about to change (well, at least in part). The USPTO recently published its final rule implementing certain provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020. As a result, several key changes to the trademark rules of practice went into effect.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 6, 2022

Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Intern(s) will be expected to work approximately 30-40 hours per week, primarily onsite in our Falls Church, VA office (following appropriate COVID safety protocols).

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This weekend, the USPTO changes the response time for most trademark Office Actions from 6 months to 3 three months. The post This weekend: The biggest change to trademark application procedures in many years appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Learn more here: . And here: [link].

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 15, 2022

I recently gave a presentation regarding the Trademark Modernization Act. Since the material was very well received, I thought it would be useful to share my slides more widely here: New Tools and Procedures Under the Trademark Modernization Act from erikpelton. Trademark Modernization Act. Shorter response for office actions.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 2024

On January 1, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) introduced significant increases to the government fees it levies on actions before the Canadian Trademarks Office, including fee increases of over 30% for filing applications and renewing registrations.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that starting on December 3, 2022, those filing trademark applications will have three months (instead of the original six) to respond to office actions during the trademark examination process. By: Ladas & Parry LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office is updating the required method for serving it with a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a notice of election to proceed by civil action in district court, or a request for extension of time to file a notice of appeal or commence a civil action.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. Introduction. On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Discussions.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 5, 2024

Over the years many clients have forwarded to us scam trademark mailings. These mailings come from various official-sounding sources, all of which seek money to allegedly take action regarding the client’s trademarks. However, we have learned of a new, bolder scam.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 14, 2021

A new report from the Department of Commerce, the agency of which the USPTO is a part, was released last week following its ” audit of the United States Patent and trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) efforts to improve the accuracy of the trademark register” that began in April of 2020. counsel rule.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program on December 1, 2023 for patent applications for processes or apparatuses for manufacturing semiconductor devices. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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IP Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Although the CFC expressed its sympathy for the inventor’s frustrations, including the pro se filing of “appeal-books” containing thousands of pages responding to office actions, the court added that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to award the type of damages sought.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. Introduction On January 6, 2022, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 27, 2022

Updated First Office Action Estimator Tool Now Available - In a Patent Alert email distributed earlier today, the U.S. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office has extended the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 allows applicants to request a patent examiner be given additional time to consider responses after a final office action in certain circumstances. through September 30, 2024. This program (the AFCP 2.0) By: Amundsen Davis LLC

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the wake of her October 4, 2022 Precedential OpenSky decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Katherine Vidal issued another precedential decision further clarifying the actions that should be considered when addressing allegations of abuse of process or conduct that otherwise thwarts the goals of the Office.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office yesterday published a final rule implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA), which was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 last year.

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IP Intelligence

JANUARY 1, 2024

As the new year gets underway, we want to flag the newest misleading trademark email scams, as these communications have become more advanced in their targeting. and sometimes contain an issuance of an office action without an official seal, accompanied by an urgent request for unnecessary, inflated fees.

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