WHAT’S TAKING SO LONG AT THE U.S. TRADEMARK OFFICE?

Since Fall 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has experienced an unprecedented surge in trademark filings from both U.S. and foreign applicants. The USPTO released a report in June 2021 stating that trademark filings at the USPTO increased roughly 63% over 2020, which translates to about 211,000 more applications. See:Director's Blog. This surge [...]

By |2022-01-14T17:59:38+00:00August, 2021|News|15 Comments

HEALTHTECH RAPIDCONF

HealthTech Networking Club, RapidConf event, March 25, 2021 at 8:30 – 10:30 PST / 16:30 – 18:30 GMT HealthTech business advisors present innovative growth strategies for Pharma and Medical Health companies. Panelists include investor Balint Bene, patent attorney Joshua Goldberg and other respected advisors to HealthTech businesses.

By |2022-01-14T17:58:07+00:00March, 2021|Uncategorized|45 Comments

SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO U.S. TRADEMARK PRACTICE

On February 7, 2020 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) released the “Mandatory Electronic Filing and Specimen Requirements” Examination Guide. These new guidelines will go into effect on February 15, 2020 and appear to be designed to reduce fraudulent filings at the PTO. Most notably, the PTO will be requiring all trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to a proceeding at [...]

By |2022-01-14T17:56:55+00:00February, 2020|Uncategorized|5 Comments
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