The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is raising fees for many routine trademark filings as of January 18, 2025, and is simultaneously adopting a new filing platform and fee structure for new applications seeking registration under Sections 1 and 44 of the Lanham Act.More
Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv Author the USA Chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide’s “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2024”
International Comparative Legal Guides tapped Fross Zelnick’s Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv to contribute the United States chapter of their 13th edition of “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2024” guide. In this chapter, Karen and Richard cover fundamental issues in USA trademark laws and regulations,More
Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv Author the USA Chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide’s “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2023”
International Comparative Legal Guides tapped Fross Zelnick’s Karen Lim and Richard Z. Lehv to contribute the United States chapter of their 12th edition of “Trademark Laws and Regulations 2023” guide. In this chapter, Karen and Richard cover fundamental issues in USA trademark laws and regulations,More
Alejandra Camacho Luna Talks Trademark Law to Universidad de Navarra’s LLM Program for International Students
Fross Zelnick associate Alejandra Camacho Luna was recently invited to give an in-person lecture on trademarks to students attending a double-master-degree program at the Universidad de Navarra during the students’ visit to the NYC Campus of IESE Business School for International Legal Week. More
Fross Zelnick Partner Karen Lim Speaks to Law360
Allison Strickland Ricketts Quoted in Law360
Allison Strickland Ricketts was quoted in Law360 on the USPTO’s recent decision to shorten the period of time to respond to office actions relating to trademark applications from six months to three months, effective December 3, 2022.
The former six-month deadline was established when the Lanham Act took effect in the 1940s.More
Fross Zelnick Attorneys Successfully Opposed Trademark Application on Behalf of Client LEGO
On behalf of client LEGO Juris A/S — owner of the world-famous LEGO trademark — the firm successfully opposed in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office an application to register the mark ECO-BRICKS in connection with “toy building blocks” on grounds of descriptiveness.More
Allison Strickland Ricketts Teaches CLE on the USPTO’s Post-Registration Audit
Allison Strickland Ricketts teaches a CLE for the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education about the USPTO’s permanent post-registration audit program. This program requires trademark registrants who file a Declaration of Use to submit proof of use for two additional items in each class,More
Nadine H. Jacobson speaks to Managing IP regarding the differences in navigating trademark offices in the US and EU
Managing Intellectual Property recently quoted Nadine H. Jacobson about how counsel manage trademark procedures across the globe. The difference in requirements for use and description and cancellation proceedings in the EU and US can call for a multi-strategy approach, since both agency’s policies have their pros and cons.More
New USPTO Requirements for All Applicants/Registrants
By Allison Strickland Ricketts
1. All Applicants/Registrants — Domicile Information (required now)
The
USPTO now requires all applicants and registrants to provide their physical
street address in order to establish their “domicile.” The USPTO requires
domicile information even if the trademark owner is represented by counsel.More