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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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USPTO Implements Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) Final Rule
On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published Changes to Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 in the Fe...
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Top 12 Trademark Prosecution Tips from a USPTO Examiner
This article was written by a USPTO Trademark Examiner in their personal capacity for publication on the Alt Legal blog. It was updated on December 10, 2023 to account fo...
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Alt Legal Connect Session Summary: USPTO Updates: USPTO representatives explain recent and upcoming changes
On Wednesday, September 15, USPTO Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy Amy Cotton and Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations Dan Vavonese presented...
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Alt Legal Connect Session Summary: Spring into (Office) Action: Dealing with and Overcoming OA Refusals
On Tuesday, September 14, Erik Pelton, Founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, Kelu Sullivan, Partner at Kelly IP, and Ruky Tijani, Founder of Firm for the Culture pr...
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