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Alt Legal Webinar: Upon Further Examination: Trademark Applications from the Examiner’s Perspective
This webinar was recorded on November 3, 2022. Understanding what trademark examiners are thinking and how they approach trademark applications can increase your chances ...
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Alt Legal Webinar: Let’s Not Agree 2(D)isagree: Combatting likelihood of confusion office actions
This webinar was recorded on September 9, 2022. One of the most common—and dreaded—office actions is based on Section 2(d): likelihood of confusion. This happens when...
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How to Respond to USPTO Office Actions
After filing a trademark application, the Examining Attorney will often issue an Office Action before approving the mark for publication. Office Actions are intended to r...
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Overcoming a §2(d) Likelihood of Confusion Office Action – Part 3: Canceling the Cited Mark and Seeking Registration on the Supplemental Register
§2(d) Likelihood of Confusion refusals are often some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome when prosecuting a USPTO trademark application. This series of articles w...
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Overcoming a §2(d) Likelihood of Confusion Office Action – Part 2: Entering into a Consent Agreement with Parties Cited in Refusal
§2(d) Likelihood of Confusion refusals are often some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome when prosecuting a USPTO trademark application. This series of articles w...
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Overcoming a §2(d) Likelihood of Confusion Office Action – Part I: Securing a Trademark Registration on the Principal Register
§2(d) Likelihood of Confusion refusals are often some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome when prosecuting a USPTO trademark application. This series of articles w...
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