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USPTO Update: Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting
On October 15, 2021, the USPTO held the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting, reviewing policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. This ...
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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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USPTO Update: Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting
On July 30, 2021, the USPTO held the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quarterly Meeting, providing a review of policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fe...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #245
The USPTO is going after a Chinese law firm they say has "engag[ed] in unauthorized practice before the USPTO" and provided "false, fictitious, or fraudulent information ...
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