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• Behind the Jingles: Legal Strategies to Protect Sound Trademarks

  John S. Miranda  |  November 01, 2021 6 min read

  Some of the world’s best-known trademarks are not logos, slogans, or brand names. Homer Simpson’s famous “D’OH!” The three chimes that often accompany NBC’s l...

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• Top 12 Trademark Prosecution Tips from a USPTO Examiner

  Alt Legal Team  |  September 27, 2021 6 min read

  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 Webinar: Search Party: Basic Principles of TESS Searches

  Alt Legal Team  |  July 17, 2021 2 min read

  This webinar was recorded on August 5, 2021. In this webinar, John Miranda, a former USPTO trademark examiner and current attorney at Meister Seelig & Fein, guides yo...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #228

  Bri Van Til  |  February 24, 2021 2 min read

  Barclays has become the first major European bank to join the Open Invention Network. The future of 5G might be open source if Linux has anything to say about it. Is this...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #227

  Bri Van Til  |  February 17, 2021 2 min read

  Effectively searching TESS can help you knowledgeably advise clients and reduce the chances of receiving office actions citing likelihood of confusion. Join Alt Legal and...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #226

  Bri Van Til  |  February 10, 2021 2 min read

  Read all about how the Trademark Modernization Act will impact your practice, and don't forget to join us this Thursday to hear details of the TMA's most important provis...

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