Category: Trademark

The USPTO’s expungement and reexamination procedures allow third parties to cancel trademarks never used in commerce. Here’s how each proceeding works.

Courts can award attorneys’ fees to the winning party in exceptional trademark cases. Here’s what makes a case exceptional and how fee awards are calculated.

Fanciful trademarks are invented words with no prior meaning, making them the strongest and most protectable type of trademark. Here’s why they matter.

The Lanham Act allows businesses to sue competitors for false advertising that damages their commercial interests. Here’s what you must prove to win.

Descriptive trademarks directly describe a product’s features and are harder to register. Here’s what makes a mark descriptive and how to overcome that rejection.

Trademark claim preclusion can bar relitigation of issues decided by the TTAB. Here’s how the doctrine applies to trademark disputes and what it means for your case.

The USPTO requires disclaimer statements when a mark contains non-distinctive elements. Here’s what a trademark disclaimer is, when you need one, and how to file.

Trademark rights can be lost through abandonment, improper licensing, or failure to enforce. Here’s how to protect your rights and keep your registration valid.

The USPTO can refuse a service mark application if the service is primarily performed for the benefit of others without a direct commercial benefit. Here’s why.

As commercial space ventures grow, intellectual property law in space is becoming more important. Here’s how patents, trademarks, and copyrights apply beyond Earth.