Category: Trademark Law

Not everyone can oppose a trademark application or petition to cancel a registration. Here’s who has legal standing to initiate these proceedings at the TTAB and why it matters.

A trademark cancellation proceeding allows third parties to challenge an existing registration at the TTAB. Here’s how the process works and the grounds for cancellation.

The Madrid Protocol allows brand owners to file international trademark applications in multiple countries with a single filing. Here’s how the process works and who should use it.

The State of Michigan was found to lack standing to oppose the M22 trademark registration. Here’s what the TTAB’s ruling means for government challenges to private trademarks.

Social media offers businesses powerful marketing tools but creates legal risks around IP, defamation, and FTC compliance. Here’s what companies need to know before posting.

Revision Legal’s Chicago trademark attorneys help Illinois businesses register and protect their trademarks in federal court and at the USPTO. Contact us for a consultation.

A trademark can be cancelled if it has become generic through widespread use. Here’s how to petition for cancellation of a generic trademark and what evidence the TTAB requires.

Defendants in trademark infringement cases have several affirmative defenses available. Here’s an overview of the most common defenses, from fair use to laches to acquiescence.

Nominative use allows referencing another’s trademark to describe their product. Here’s how courts distinguish protected nominative use from infringing uses across different circuits.

The M22 trademark dispute between a Michigan brand and the State of Michigan attracted national attention. Here’s the background on how the M22 brand was built and defended.