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• A PI’s Perspective: How to Conduct Reasonable Investigations for Expungement & Reexamination Proceedings

  Tamara Rabenold  |  September 12, 2022 12 min read

  Since the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) was enacted in late December 2021, trademark practitioners have been eager to test out the two new ex parte procedures...

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• USPTO Webinar Summary: Insight into TMA Nonuse Cancellation Petitions

  Alt Legal Team  |  March 31, 2022 7 min read

  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

  Alt Legal Team  |  March 30, 2022 6 min read

  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

  Alt Legal Team  |  March 14, 2022 12 min read

  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

  M.J. Williams  |  February 02, 2022 5 min read

  §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 

  Alt Legal Team  |  December 08, 2021 5 min read

  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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