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With some additional limitations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is allowing expedited examination by waiving the...

Trademark holders now have an additional two months in which to claim new .PAY web domain names during the sunrise period..PAY is a...

On March 11, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued a memorandum introducing new discretionary factors for the institution of inter...

Per a Federal Register Notice today from the USPTO, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has extended the time period to respond...

How can trademark owners transition from a national or regional registration to an international registration in a designated territory...

Last May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new treaty related genetic resources and traditional knowledge...

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held that window shade systems designed for hiding wires in a...

U.S. trademark practitioners will no longer have a six-month window to respond to Office Actions issued by the United States Patent and...

The Metaverse is a term used with increasing frequency in a broad array of industries including video game systems, social media...

“I did not want you to hear this on the news for the first time, but we are filing for bankruptcy next week.”  “This is a difficult call...

In the current climate, we understand that businesses are looking to make cost savings while maximizing the return on their spend. Here...

The Supreme Court rarely weighs in on trademark law, and infringement litigation in particular. But on Wednesday, the US Supreme Court...

Forfeiting profits is a worst-case-scenario for companies accused of trademark infringement. The possibility of turning over profits...