USPTO Implementing Trademark Modernization Act

Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rule-making to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), which Congress passed in December 2020. The public has until July 19, 2021, to comment on the proposed rule-making before implementation. The proposed rules create new nonuse cancellation procedures, shorten office action response deadlines and expand on the USPTO’s Letter of Protest procedures, among other changes....
By: BakerHostetler

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