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Changes at the USPTO
If you aren’t sure how to tell your clients about the changes at the USPTO—and how those might impact filings and filing strategies—here’s an example.
Check out the newest updates to the TMEP here.
To comply with the Madrid Protocol, the USPTO will now allow trademark owners to replace part of a US registration with an international one, as long as they list exactly which goods or services are being replaced. Read the proposed rule change here.
United We Brand
The Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation has launched IP Buddy, a chatbot to discuss IP issues. Check it out here.
The NYC Bar is hosting a CLE event this week if you’re needing some credits.
We had a fabulous time at INTA last month. Read about it and see some photos here.
Have you heard about this TMA conference we’re hosting in Chicago this fall? Come join us or send the paralegals on your team. It’ll be a blast!
We’re launching an email-based platform for the trademark community to ask and answer questions, share resources, and support one another. Sign up now!
Wheelie Interesting
Trademark applications suggest Porche might be reviving an ’80s classic.
GM has filed a trademark application for PONTIAC, but apparently they’re just planning to use the name on accessories, not to revive the brand.
Chevrolet’s trademark application for PANTHER has led to all sorts of speculation, including about a new Camaro.
Tesla is trying again at the naming for its self-driving taxi service after receiving a merely descriptive refusal on its application for ROBOTAXI.
Professional Concerns
Not getting the credit you deserve at work? Consider applying to be senior counsel at Mastercard.
This director of licensing position has Universal appeal.
I can spot an opening for trademark and copyright counsel on the Verizon.
When you (Debe)Voise your concerns, do they fall on deaf ears? Try working as an IP administrator for this firm instead!
Apply for this licensing director position at Kate Spade. You’ve got it in the bag.
Have an open role on your team? Send a link to your job listing to community@altlegal.com, and we’ll publish it in our next newsletter.
Odds and Ends
In a “joint operation,” the FDA and CBP have seized over $ 34 worth of counterfeit e-cigarettes. Am I the only one that wants them to have been cannabis vapes instead?
Swiss Luxury fashion brand Vetements has failed to register its brand name in the US; the Federal Circuit affirmed the generic refusal since VETEMENTS is French for clothing.
An entrepreneur and Eagles fan filed a trademark application for TUSH PUSH weeks before the NFL filed for the same mark.
The Federal Court of Canada says a major acquisition may excuse non-use of a trademark.
This humorous lawyer poet featured in the ABA Journal made me think of Lara Pearson, whose posts are frequently in verse.
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