A “portmanteau” is when a new word formed by fusing together two or more parts of existing words. Creative portmanteaus can make for terrific trademarks that are creative and suggestive, and thus capable of strong legal protections and powerful branding. Here are several examples recently filed...

Here 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 names,...

The USPTO launched an initiate to update its trademark computer and web systems in 2010. Nearly seven years later, many things have not changed. TESS is still the same interface. Most USPTO systems are not mobile formatting. The content of documents is not searchable. Yes,...