Much like how the orange construction barrels on the highway can reduce the travel lanes and create a long wait for drivers, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been slowed down by a dramatic increase in fraudulent trademark filings over the past...
The old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” is especially valid for trademark registration. Unscrupulous foreign-based companies, even though they claim to be headquartered here, have been taking advantage of small businesses hoping to register...
Counterfeit products being sold online goes farther than simply injecting fake products into the marketplace. In the daily battlefield that is e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of many businesses. SEO uses key words and phrases to focus...
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been getting a lot of publicity lately, thanks to several high-profile (and really big money) sales in the past 18 months. Before that, not very many people had even heard of an NFT, let alone were willing to invest in one. But...
Continuing its efforts to move to full electronic processing of trademark applications and registrations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin issuing electronic trademark registration certificates beginning June 7, 2022. This change was...
