Towergate Software

As many have come to expect, here is our annual compilation of firms that filed the most oppositions in 2011*. Click on the [+] to expand details for each firm to show all plaintiffs and case links. Aside from the top 3 firms, the differences between most firms are quite close. There are actually 41 [...]

Here’s a snapshot of pending (extension of protection of) international registrations filed under section 66(a) that have recently received a first office action (refused). The list is filtered to show only the applications of foreign owners without domestic representation. Download Report The report lists the following details; the foreign correspondent, owner and trademark registration. There [...]

We pleased to announce that the US Department of Homeland Security has recently awarded Towergate Software the contract to monitor its entire portfolio of trademarks. Our unique methodologies and proprietary software will provide optimal watch coverage on a worldwide basis for the variety of Homeland Security marks, including many design marks, spanning the various government [...]

Our Patent Citation Watch means you can now get an early heads-up on instances when the PTO examiner cites any patent in your portfolio. Each week we will watch your entire portfolio against all newly issued patents, and report any citation the examiner makes relative to your patents. Now your entire patent portfolio, even third-party [...]

We’re happy to announce that the latest World Trademark Review magazine (Oct/Nov ’11) includes an article on “10 of the best online trademark tools“, in which our own 2(d) Citation Watch has been listed. Although technically not an online tool (although it is delivered via email and will eventually be downloadable as well) it further [...]

Just launched is our new TM search tool to assist your clearance and knockout searches, by providing you with one-of-a-kind information to help you predict prosecution outcomes. Armed with examples of similar marks that have been previously opposed or refused by the examiner under 2(d) or 2(e), you can now make more informed decisions and [...]

Just returned from the annual INTA conference where we had the opportunity to network with some of our existing clients as well as to meet potential new ones. As you can imagine, having the opportunity to meaningfully engage your client base, especially attorneys pressed for time, is a real challenge to most service providers. But [...]

Here’s a notable observation we’ve come across while parsing through PTO data used each week to generate our popular 2(d) Citation Watch: Applicant’s frequent use of another’s registered trademark within the identification and classification of goods. Notable examples of this (mal)practice are just about any product by APPLE Inc. (iPhone, iPad,etc.,) and apparently those of [...]