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Which Firms Filed the Most Oppositions in 2011?

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 [...]

January 2nd, 2012 / 2(d) Citation Watch, 2(d) refusals, charts, opposition, trademark, ttab

Weekly 66a First Office Actions (refused extensions of protection under Madrid)

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 [...]

December 10th, 2011 / 66a 1st office actions, Bulk Trademark Watch, charts, opposition, report, trademark, ttab, visualization

Which Firms Filed the Most Oppositions in 2010?

At TowerGate Software we have compiled a list showing firms who filed the most oppositions in 2010*. Click on the [+] to expand each firm to show all plaintiffs and case links. Due to a number of ties within the rankings, there are actually 70 firms populating the top 30 spots! Also noteworthy is that [...]

January 4th, 2011 / charts, opposition, report, trademark, ttab

innovative 2(d) Citation Watch launched

We’ve gone live with our innovative 2(d) Citation Watch!  Aggregating difficult to extract info from the USPTO, we reveal trademarks refused under section 2(d) together with the marks that were cited in the refusal by the PTO examiners.  Now you can easily see which of your clients marks the PTO has used under section 2(d) [...]

September 30th, 2010 / 2(d) refusals, opposition, report, trademark

Which firms filed the most Cancellations in 2009?

After several requests, we have compiled a list showing the firms who filed the most Cancellations in 2009. Click on the + to expand each firm and show all plaintiffs and case links. [polldaddy poll=2757675] We now offer law firms the ability to bulk watch hundreds of their clients’ trademarks for potential opposition. We generate [...]

February 24th, 2010 / charts, opposition, ttab

Which firms filed the most oppositions in 2009?

At TowerGate Software we have compiled a list showing the firms who filed the most oppositions in 2009. Click on the + to expand each firm and show all plaintiffs and case links. We now offer law firms the ability to bulk watch hundreds of their clients’ trademarks for potential opposition. We generate a list [...]

February 12th, 2010 / opposition, report, trademark, ttab

Hundreds of Marks + Cost Effective Pricing = More Potential Oppositions

Our cost effective bulk watching system gives your firm the opportunity to watch hundreds of marks against the USPTO Gazette without any formal request by your clients.  We set up hundreds of individual “watches” based on your clients’ (or potential clients’) marks. Firms have the luxury of  including many of their clients’ marks which in [...]

January 4th, 2010 / Bulk Trademark Watch, opposition, trademark