The last public meeting of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (“TPAC”) was in February. The public advisory committee that works with the USPTO generally holds quarterly public meetings and monthly public telephone conferences – in addition to closed door meetings and phone conferences. The TPAC...
Read MoreAs the USPTO has yet to communicate any information about the study prepared for congress on “trademark litigation tactics” (aka the “bullies study”), I am writing to Senator Patrick Leahy, chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and author of the relevant provisions of The...
Read MoreTwitter turned 5 years old this week. It is amazing how technologies penetrate our daily lives and how news is now created by and on and with Twitter all the time now – and many use it to following the news. You can follow my...
Read MoreEarlier this week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 2011 class. Video of the event will be presented on Sunday at 9 p.m. E.D.T. on the Fuse cable channel. Several of the inductees and presenters own registered trademarks. Click links for USPTO records....
Read MoreThe Congressional bill which created the USPTO study (S. 2968 here) required that “study and report” be provided “to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives” not later “than 1 year after the...
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