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Making the case to amend USPTO Section 8 deadlines?
Learn More: Making the case to amend USPTO Section 8 deadlines?As the PTO is soliciting public comment on the potential amendment to the first filing deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use under Section 8 (and Section 71), we’ve compiled some analytics on the actual number of renewals for all trademark registrations filed in 2005. We used this basis-year to indicate the general trend, as […]
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Which Firms Filed the Most Oppositions in 2011?
Learn More: 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 […]
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Weekly 66a First Office Actions (refused extensions of protection under Madrid)
Learn More: 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 […]
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2(d) Watch among top 10 trademark tools
Learn More: 2(d) Watch among top 10 trademark toolsWe’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 […]
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TM filing observations regarding the new vernacular
Learn More: TM filing observations regarding the new vernacularHere’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 […]
