Trademark scammers abound in the marketplace. Their aim: to defraud legitimate trademark owners who have taken the time to register their trademarks with the USPTO. I have warned clients and potential clients for years about these scams. Recently, one scammer was...
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USPTO Trademark Application Filing Issues You Need to Know About
I received a phone call from an attorney this week asking me if I had recently encountered any problems filing trademark applications with the USPTO. She proceeded to explain that she had filed a trademark application with the USPTO via the Trademark Electronic...
Get Your Submissions in Now — Trademark Fees are Going Up in 2021
On January 2, 2021, many fees for trademark applications and maintaining trademark registrations are going to increase according to a recent announcement from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Which fees are going up? There are quite a few,...
Beware of This New USPTO and Trademark Email Scam
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an alert in September 2020 regarding a new email scam. Email messages are showing up in trademark owners’ inboxes that appear to be from USPTO but are actually from third parties. Be aware that any...
USPTO Extend Deadlines Due to Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act) was signed into law at the end of March 2020. Provisions within the CARES Act allowed the USPTO and the TTAB to grant extensions of time for certain filings. The USPTO swiftly announced last week...