Did you know that there are 34 classes for products and goods and 11 for services when it comes to trademarks? In this...
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TPAC Meeting Summary – July 26, 2019
Last week, the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) met at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria,...
Read More >>>Five Tips to Improve Your Trademark Application Odds
When applying to register a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) there...
Read More >>>Will we ever run out of trademarks?
There is plenty of room for creating new brands but will that force us to run out of options for trademarks?
Read More >>>Beware of continued trademark renewal solicitation from PATENT & TRADEMARK RESOURCE C...
I have posted about this scam before; but just receive...
Read More >>>Trademark protection can extend internationally when appropriate
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Read More >>>USPTO Commissioner of Trademarks testified to Congress today: “Counterfeits and Clut...
This morning, the USPTO’s Commissioner for Trademarks, Mary Boney Dennison,...
Read More >>>The Sliding Scale of Trademark Protection
Some brands (trademarks) are entitled to greater protection than others, it is a sliding scale....
Read More >>>What is the supplemental register?
Did you know that a supplemental register is used for descriptive or ornamental trademarks. In this podcast, Erik clarifies what they all mean...
Read More >>>Size doesn’t matter for trademark protection
I’ve worked with hundreds of small businesses that built strong, protected brands with creativity, hard...
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