It’s been a long time in coming.
Ten years, to be exact.
That’s right, ten years ago, Atkins IP opened its doors.
It was a happy experiment to discover our place in the market, to work virtually, and to serve clients in new ways.
Since then, we’ve worked hard to protect our clients’ trademarks and…
It’s been a long time in coming.
Ten years, to be exact.
That’s right, ten years ago, Atkins IP opened its doors.
It was a happy experiment to discover our place in the market, to work virtually, and to serve clients in new ways.
Since then, we’ve worked hard to protect our clients’ trademarks and…
In 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office launched a pilot program to audit claims of continued trademark use when registrations were renewed. The purpose of the audit was to detect fraud or ignorance of the use-in-commerce requirement. Of the 500 registrations audited, 253 (51%) failed to demonstrate trademark use.
In 2017, the Trademark Rules…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can deny your application for federal trademark registration for any of the reasons stated in Section 2 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052.
There are about twenty. However, you can forget about most of them. For practical purposes, the main ones to worry about are: likelihood of…
Being locked in isn’t anyone’s first choice, but it does offer one nice advantage: a great excuse to plow through Netflix’s catalog of movies.
I recently watched “Sour Grapes,” a 2016 documentary about a counterfeiter of high-end wine. It covered one man’s operation, from sourcing empty bottles to old corks to distressed paper for faking…
Being locked in isn’t anyone’s first choice, but it does offer one nice advantage: a great excuse to plow through Netflix’s catalog of movies.
I recently watched “Sour Grapes,” a 2016 documentary about a counterfeiter of high-end wine. It covered one man’s operation, from sourcing empty bottles to old corks to distressed paper for faking…
It’s not much, but it’s something.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is extending filing and payment deadlines by 30 days for papers due between March 27 and April 30, inclusive, if a delay was caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The extension comes without cost and covers many filings with the USPTO and Trademark Trial…
It’s not much, but it’s something.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is extending filing and payment deadlines by 30 days for papers due between March 27 and April 30, inclusive, if a delay was caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The extension comes without cost and covers many filings with the USPTO and Trademark Trial…
A “force majeure” clause in a trademark license agreement or other contract accounts for “acts of God.” It can relieve a party from having to perform under the agreement when an unforeseeable event, like a natural disaster, prevents it from doing so. Whether and to what extent particular contract language applies to a given situation…
It’s always a treat when The New York Times tackles a trademark issue.
The latest is an interesting take on how the Amazon Marketplace has impacted trademark filings. USPTO filings have spiked in recent years simply because Amazon requires a trademark registration before enrolling a seller in its Brand Registry program. Amazon’s program is popular…
