Protect Your Brand with the Right Trademark Specimen

Protect Your Brand with the Right Trademark Specimen

When you file for a trademark, the USPTO requires you to submit a specimen of how your trademark is being used. Suppose your trademark is being used in a way different from what you submitted. In that case, you could risk having your application denied – so...
Trademark Opposition Proceedings: the Basics

Trademark Opposition Proceedings: the Basics

If a mark published for opposition is of concern to an owner of an already registered mark, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers trademark opposition proceedings as a protection tool in the form of pausing the registration process. This process...
Can A USPTO Trademark Be Cancelled?

Can A USPTO Trademark Be Cancelled?

To protect their brands (and the hard work that goes into creating them), businesses must register trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). However, there are several reasons why a trademark may be cancelled – here we’ll outline the most...