Occasionally, there will be a need to divide a trademark application to divide a portion of it out of the application. Dividing an application removes, but does not delete, the identified portion and creates a new application on that portion….
For many years, registered patent attorneys, patent agents, and some pro se inventors have been able to log into a secure portal at the Patent Office website to file and monitor patent applications. The portal is protected by both a…
Trademark applications frequently are filed and then need to be amended slightly. Changing a trademark can be straightforward. Sometimes these amendments are to change the identification of goods or services for the application, or to change the way the mark…
A trademark application which is filed on an intent-to-use basis always presents slight risks since the application is filed before the owner has begun using the trademark and before the owner knows 100% how the trademark will be used. There…
This article covers how to reinstate an expired patent – not revival of an abandoned patent application. They are very different, and I’ve previously written about the reviving an abandoned patent application. After a patent issues, regular maintenance fees must…
Unfortunately, no. Amazon Brand Registry 2.0 only accepts registered trademarks. There are two types of trademarks: common law trademarks and registered trademarks. These two categories are not at all mutually exclusive; a common law trademark can become a registered trademark,…
The US Patent and Trademark Office is not immediately affected by the January 2018 government shutdown.
The Patent Prosecution Highway speeds up the often very lengthy examination process for patent applications filed in intellectual property offices around the world.
More utility and design patents were issued in 2018 than in 2017.
Amazon Brand Registry is an effort to work with registered trademark owners to protect the customer experience on Amazon’s site.