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Top Trademark Trends of 2021 (Meta TMA edition)

Erik K Pelton

Top Trademark Trends of 2021. 2021 was a busy year in the world of trademarks. The uncertainties of COVID in a second year couldn’t stop huge application filing numbers and many developments in the world of trademarks. Trademark scams continued to proliferate, despite some increased efforts to crack down.

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New USPTO trademark fees – increases – coming January 2, 2021

Erik K Pelton

The USPTO will put into effect on January 2, 2021 what is quite likely the largest trademark fee increase in US history. For my past public comments on these, please see earlier posts here: Public comments submitted by EMP&A regarding USPTO’s proposed trademark fee increases (Aug. USPTO Fees Set to Increase in January 2021.

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Protecting our Trademark Customers with Federal Registration of USPTO Marks

U.S. Department of Commerce

Protecting our Trademark Customers with Federal Registration of USPTO Marks. August 9, 2021. Mon, 08/09/2021 - 09:45. Guest blog by David Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks . We recognize the intrigue and irony of filing for federal registration of the USPTO marks.with the USPTO. ASowah@doc.gov.

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Trademark Protection for eSports and Gamers

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Protection for eSports and Gamers. But I’ve been following the world of gaming and eSports competitions for many years, and in fact, have been lucky enough to work with eSports teams and several gamers to protect their brands. Zero trademarks. Zero trademarks.

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Trademark Crush: A Perfect Storm is Threatening U.S. Trademark Applicants

IP Watchdog

Recently, USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder wrote on the USPTO Director’s Forum Blog that registrations for U.S. trademarks are up 63% from the same period in 2020. The USPTO received over 92,600 trademark applications in December 2020 alone. For Q1 2021, the pendency was up to 4.0

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Scent As A Signature: Examining the Role Of Smell In Trademark Recognition

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION Trademarks are vital part of modern day commerce because they act as distinctive and unique symbols that enable consumers to recognise and distinguish goods and services offered by different providers. Image Sources: Shutterstock] The primary legislative basis for smell trademark regulation in the US is the Lanham Act.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Celebrity trademark messes. Queen of Christmas.

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