Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Trademark cancellations are adversarial proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO to defeat the registration of a mark. A trademark opposition seeks to block a mark from registering. A trademark cancellation seeks to cancel a registered mark. Therefore, trademark oppositions relate to pending applications whereas cancellations pertain to registrations. As…

Federal Trademark Filing Points

Entity Types and Qualification

Large, small and micro are the types of entity, depending on which an applicant will pay a different fee to the USPTO. If each party holding rights in the invention qualifies as a small entity (e.g., independent inventor, a small business, or a nonprofit organization), federal fees for filing, searching, examining, issuing, appealing, and maintaining…

U.S. Patent Filing Points