Posts Tagged: trademark register
Commerce Office of Inspector General Says USPTO is Failing to Prevent Fraudulent Trademark Registrations
On August 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final report on the audit of the United States Patent and Trademark …
Another Front in China’s Economic War: Senate IP Subcommittee Seeks to Solve USPTO’s Fraudulent Trademarks Problem
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) yesterday led a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property titled “Fraudulent Trademarks: How They Undermine the …
Amazon Primed to Disrupt Legal Field with Launch of IP Accelerator Program
E-commerce giant Amazon is “known for its disruption of well-established industries,” as the company’s Wikipedia entry will tell you. What started out as a humble online …
House Hearing Highlights China, E-Commerce Contributions to Cluttering of U.S. Trademark Register
At a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet this morning, titled Counterfeits and Cluttering: Emerging Threats to the …
This Week on Capitol Hill: Copyright Office Oversight, Threats to the Trademark System and Big Tech Antitrust Issues
This week features a busy schedule of hearings on Capitol Hill involving technology, innovation and intellectual property topics. In the House of Representatives, the House Financial Services …
How to Keep Your Trademarks Forever
Trademarks must be continuously used to be enforceable. If you stop using them, they are lost. This also means you should have evidence to prove use of …
Examining Recent USPTO Programs to Improve the Trademark Register
While all eyes are on China and how it plans to tackle bad faith infringers, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) also is cleaning house, …
