A registered trademark with the USPTO pays many dividends: the USPTO will automatically refuse registration of other subsequent marks (applications) that are likely to cause confusion. The owner of the registration does not receive any notice from the USPTO when this happens. It occurs in...
Read MoreMy first trademark application was filed 19 years ago this week. There was no online filing at the time. I took the application a few miles down the road to the USPTO offices by hand to submit it and get it “stamped” with a filing...
Read MoreAlthough trademark filings continued at record rates, 2018 may have been the quietest in recent memory for trademark related news. With no Supreme Court or otherwise major court decisions, no major rule changes, and no political developments directly affecting intellectual property, 2018 produced some interesting...
Read MoreHere 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,...
Read MoreLast week, I was issued the USPTO trademark registration for TRICKS OF THE TRADE(MARK)® for my podcast. Below is the registration certificate, annotated.
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