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If your brand is Fake, it isn’t (or is it?)

I’m partial to conundrums, I admit. Which makes this find doubly interesting, as on the surface it looks like a clever and playful take on…

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What were they (Applicants) thinking?

Here’s a example of a frequent error that pro se applicants make (those that file their own applications rather than filing through a correspondent-attorney or firm): Assuming that…

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Kudos! Good Call by the Examiner

Here’s a new feature-post that we will be regularly posting. We’ll highlight refusals that the USPTO trademark examiner has made, illustrating why they did so….

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Towergate cited in SF Chronicle article about customized sports merchandising

A nice shout out to Towergate for the trademark opposition data we provided in this tech article by Benny Evangelista about the CrowdX platform from…

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Trademark 2d Citations: Google

How often is a Google mark cited by the examiner? Turns out… pretty frequently. About a citation each and every week! Here’s a peek at…

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