I have received notice from several clients recently that they were mailed offers from Trademark & Patent Publications. While the offers contain disclaimers, they look like government documents and contain the application serial number. This “publication” has no value (despite the price tag of $1560). I...
Read MoreNext week, thousands of trademark professionals from around the world will descend upon Orlando for the annual meeting of INTA. We offer this guide to many of the major sites and activities around San Diego, through our trademark perspective. Because this guide is for use...
Read MoreThe following is another update of recent Erik M. Pelton & Associates client trademark registrations obtained from the public records of the USPTO so readers can see real examples of brands and marks which are being protected – and the wide range of variety in brand...
Read MoreThis week, Instagram announced a logo revision. It was promptly bashed by many, and I agree with those that question it. The old logo was well recognized and quite nice. I don’t know why any change was needed. It was not stale or dated (other than...
Read MoreOur free secure cloud based tool, sofTMware®, continues to track thousands of USPTO trademark records for users. The software has been updated to work with the recent XML updates made to the data published by the USPTO. sofTMware® is a free tool provided by Erik...
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