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USPTO Webinar Summary: Insight into TMA Nonuse Cancellation Petitions
On March 29, 2022, the USPTO presented a webinar “Insights into Trademark Modernization Act nonuse cancellation petitions.” During this webinar, Amy P. Cotton, Deputy...
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How to File an Expungement or Reexamination Proceeding: Step by Step
The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) provides opportunities for third parties to challenge registrations for nonuse using two new types of procedures: expungement and...
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USPTO Update: TMA Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings
Special thanks to Katherine Markert of Markert and Cominolli PLLC for lending her insight to this article. The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) created two new ex parte...
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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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The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA)’s New Reexamination Procedure
A fundamental principle in US trademark law is that a trademark is granted protection so long as the mark is in use. The trademark register must accurately reflect marks ...
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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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