Effective August 3, 2019, foreign-domiciled U.S. trademark applicants, registrants and parties to U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings will need to be represented by an attorney licensed to practice in the United States. Generally, a U.S. licensed attorney will not need to be appointed in an application that was filed prior to August 3, 2019. However, if an action is …
Amending to the Supplemental Register
In the United States, the two registers on which a trademark may be placed are the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. Most applications are submitted for protection on the Principal Register. However, in certain instances, an examining attorney may provide an applicant with the option to amend their application to the Supplemental Register in order to overcome a refusal …
You Received a Trademark Office Action, Now What?
Have you received an office action from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to your submission of an application for U.S. trademark protection? Trademark office actions may be issued by a USPTO examining attorney for a number of reasons. The examining attorney may issue an office action to request amendments to the application, to request additional …
