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04/12/2021

Some initial findings on application outcomes where Letters of Protest were filed.

https://blog.tmtko.com/2021/04/12/letters-of-protest-interesting-initial-findings/

04/08/2021

Assessing a 2(d) refusal - UNQUESTIONABLY GOOD for hard seltzer https://blog.tmtko.com/2021/04/08/assessing-a-2d-refusal-unquestionably-good-for-hard-seltzer/

04/07/2021

Springtime: Flowers, Trees, and Trademarks: TM TKO reviews the law on trademarks and plant varietals and cultivars. https://blog.tmtko.com/2021/04/07/springtime-flowers-trees-and-trademarks/

03/23/2021

Failure to function refusals tend to hold up -- and that's a good thing.

Failure to function refusals tend to hold up — and that’s generally a good thing.

01/15/2021

Application Pendency and the

The USPTO’s trademark dashboard has a variety of pendency tracking. Despite a deluge of applications, the Office has kept up, by its own metrics: new applications are largely getting examined…

01/11/2021

TM TKO adds 10 new trademark jurisdictions!

TM TKO is happy to announce that we have launched 10 new jurisdictions in our trademark clearance, watching, and prosecution research platform, more than doubling the number of searchable trademark…

01/04/2021

Sympathy for the Regulator: The Difficulties Facing the US Patent & Trademark Office in Examining Specimens
https://blog.tmtko.com/2021/01/04/sympathy-for-the-regulator/

The Difficulties Facing the US Patent & Trademark Office in Examining Specimens The trademark community has been mildly frustrated with the Trademark Office in 2020 and into 2021 for two relate…

12/29/2020

Some thoughts on the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020. https://blog.tmtko.com/2020/12/29/the-trademark-modernization-act-of-2020-some-thoughts/

12/23/2020

Real-world examples: using ThorCheck and Office Action research to respond to a 2(d) refusal.

This post will provide a few examples of how TM TKO’s tools can help address a real-world 2(d) refusal. For this example, we looked at an application for SURFSIDE SHRIMP for food and retail s…

12/10/2020

Geo-Significant Wording and Your Food Mark - an Exam Guide without much impact.

When the USPTO issues an examination guide, it’s usually a big deal for trademark lawyers. The exception that proves the rule is Examination Guide 2-20, Marks Including Geographic Wording tha…

12/08/2020

How "digitally altered" specimen refusals are helping the try to keep a clean registry -- and how it's not enough.

In July 2019, we took a look at “digitally altered” specimen refusals from the PTO. At the time, the Office had only just published its formal guidance on this new issue. In those early…

11/11/2020

We're now "at" the Leadership Meeting component of the Annual Meeting. Virtual exhibitions booths are a little weird, but, if you have a few minutes, stop by and say hi and see what we've been working on.