As I have written before, trademark applicants and registrants should be on the watch for official-looking notices or requests asking for fees or registry enrollments. The USPTO has begun issuing a formal warning notice when it mails the Certificate of…
The Lance Armstrong Foundation recently lost an appeal at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board regarding its trademark application for TEAM LIVESTRONG as it relates to the organization of sports events in the field of running, walking, cycling, and swimming;…
Sometimes clients are confused about how to sign a trademark filing like a trademark application or response to a non-final or final office action. When we prepare a trademark application, we send it to the client for review and electronic…
In October, the Patent and Trademark Office raised most of its patent-related fees. Now, the other side of the building is raising its fees on trademark actions. The changes will become effective January 2, 2021. As with patent fees, these…
Trademarks are fundamentally about preventing confusion regarding the source of a product or service. Consumers who encounter two similar trademarks in the marketplace might mistakenly believe that the products come from the same source. This can allow one company to…
I would guess “no”, am I correct? You know what’s strange… the websites of both businesses were registered at the same time. You just don’t see that often. Maybe one was trying to imitate the other?
I would guess “no”, am I correct? You know what’s strange… the websites of both businesses were registered at the same time. You just don’t see that often. Maybe one was trying to imitate the other?