The impact of COVID-19 TTAB filing activities is still too soon to tell. But recent TTAB statistics provide a glance as compared to YTD activities from the preceding yearly period.
TTAB filings from October 2019 through March 2020 are summarized
We recently spoke with Amy Chan, principal of the Trade Marks team of Spruson & Ferguson to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted trademark opposition and cancellation procedures in Singapore and Malaysia.
1. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Singapore and
We recently spoke with Patricio Albornoz, senior associate at Bomchil Abogados in Buenos Aires, to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Argentina trademark opposition and cancellation rules and procedures.
1. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your national trademark office’s policies
We recently spoke with Martin Hermida, intellectual property consultant at ClarkeModet in Uruguay, to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Uruguay trademark opposition and cancellation rules and procedures.
1. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your national trademark office’s policies
We recently spoke with Blake Knowles, principal partner at Spruson & Ferguson, to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Australia trademark opposition and cancellation rules and procedures.
1. Thank you for your time, Blake. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted
The U.S. Trademark Office has issued updated rules due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new rules are part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). These rules are in addition to those previously reported here.
The USPTO has issued a policy about the coronavirus and trademark deadlines.
According to the statement, the USPTO considers the effects of the Coronavirus to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning 37 CFR 1.183 and 37 CFR 2.146
A recent trademark opposition found no likelihood of confusion between two apparel trademarks.
In Garan Incorporated and Garan Services Corp. v. Manimal LLC , the Opposer is the owner of the well-known GARANIMAL brand of children’s clothing. The applicant sought
TTAB filing statistics for 2019 reveal an increase in contested proceedings combined with greater delays in rendering final decisions.
The data, made available by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, reflects an increase in activity by litigants in both
