Abandoned Trademark Blocking Your Application? How to Remove Deadwood from the USPTO Register You file a trademark application with the USPTO, and the examining attorney refuses it because of an older trademark registration. That can feel like the end of the process, but it usually is not. The federal trademark register in the United States

EU Expansion and the EUTM: Will Your EU Trademark Automatically Cover New Member States? The European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) is one of the most efficient trademark tools available for companies doing business in Europe. Filed through the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), a single EUTM registration provides trademark protection across every EU Member

How a Foreign Trademark Application or Registration Can Help You in the United States A foreign trademark registration (and even a pending application) can materially strengthen and accelerate U.S. trademark strategy, not just for foreign businesses, but also for American ones that for one reason or another first filed for trademark protection abroad. For example,

Registering a Trademark in Canada: What International Businesses Need to Know Canada is a first to file system for registration priority in the way that matters commercially. If you delay, someone else can file first and create leverage against your brand. Prior use can still matter in specific disputes, but it is a poor substitute

Negotiating Trademark Disputes: Protecting Your Brand Without Burning Cash When Disputes Heat Up, Fighting Isn’t Always Smart When a trademark dispute heats up, most businesses reflexively escalate. A cease and desist letter arrives, someone feels accused, leadership gets protective, and the default becomes to fight. That instinct is emotionally satisfying and sometimes necessary, but it