Cancellation proceeding at USPTO

From what you say, it sounds like you're in a battle by a company who wants to get rid of your trademark registration so they can get their own one...

Hi, i have a character i used on Youtube , and it has a unique phrase to it. i want to trademark both the phrase and its name

You're right that it typically takes more than 6 months to register a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"). My own...

Does the US patent application date supersede the International patent date?

Further to the answers provided by my learned colleagues, we are dealing with an interesting web of treaties and national law. The international...

Trademark Abandonment

Yes, those are the principles that apply to abandonment of trademarks in the United States, at least under federal law. Separately, the law of...

How to cite evidence in answering a trademark opposition?

The U.S. PTO Trademark Trial & Appeal Board Manual of Practice (May 2011) edition is at...

As stated in the United State Dept. of Justice manual for federal prosecutors: "The Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-473, Tit....

How do I get my 3 in 1 cell phone charger idea on the market? I work part time. I cannot afford the cost of making a prototype

I concur with the first two responses you received to this question. But let me add just a bit of further advice. From what you wrote, I don't...

Do I need permission from websites to publish book of websites

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a phone book wasn't protected by copyright when someone else copied entries from it and generated a competing...

Is it too late to sell your patent?

To supplement my Comment, note that this counterintuitive result flows from the fact that a patent is a right to EXCLUDE others from practicing the...

My lawyer is young and only been licensed for less then a year. I am going up for my 2nd DUI. Should I get another lawyer?

My colleagues have provided some sound advice for your consideration. I'd only add that the rules of ethics that govern lawyers' conduct in...