Alt Legal Webinar2026 In Re Marks: Highlights from 2026's Biggest Trademark Headlines
Alt Legal Team | November 02, 2026
While the TTAB and Federal Courts continue to refine and reinforce established trademark principles, 2026 has also brought significant procedural and technological developments designed to make practice before the USPTO more efficient and effective. From increased scrutiny of use claims and register accuracy to evolving approaches to likelihood of confusion and trademark appeals, this year’s developments reveal important trends in how the USPTO, TTAB, and courts are approaching trademark rights and enforcement.
Join Alt Legal for a webinar on Thursday, December 17 at 4:00pm (ET) where Wendi Opper Uzar of Riker Danzig will examine this year’s TTAB and Federal Court decisions, highlighting emerging trends in trademark prosecution and litigation and their practical impact on trademark practitioners. In particular, she’ll address:
- USPTO efforts to strengthen the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register
- Developments underscoring the importance of genuine commercial use in maintaining trademark rights
- Changes to USPTO practices and procedures affecting prosecution, appeals, and trademark maintenance
- Decisions clarifying the application of likelihood-of-confusion principles and other established trademark doctrines
Everyone who’s registered for this webinar will receive an email with a link to the recording.
This webinar is pending CLE approval for 1 hour in 60-minute states and up to 1.2 hours in 50-minute states. For more information about CLE credit for Alt Legal events, including whether your state qualifies, check out this page: https://www.altlegal.com/cle-information/
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Speaker
Wendi Uzar, Partner at Riker Danzig
Wendi Opper Uzar is a Partner in Riker Danzig’s Intellectual Property Group, where her practice focuses on obtaining, protecting, and enforcing intellectual property rights across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. She handles all aspects of trademark prosecution and counseling, federal court litigation, and Opposition and Cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Wendi also has extensive experience with IP transfers in the context of business sales, mergers, and licensing agreements. She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.