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TTAB and GIRLBOSS are paving the way for faulty trademark registrations. No, they’re widening a roadway that was paved in New York. How? The Halo Effect.
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Do you remove active hyperlinks from PDFs before you upload USPTO Letter of Protest evidence? You should! Here’s how to do it.
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This post explores how USPTO’s overly-broad definition of “argument” leads to the rejection of relevant evidence and needless errors by examiners.
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Learn how overly-strict “Merely Informational” protest evidence relevancy standards bias USPTO toward faulty trademark registrations.
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Here’s my copy of USPTO’s supplemental trademark examination guide: Examination Guide 2-17 Merely Informational Matter July 2017.
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This post is one of three that discuss the trademark system’s bias toward faulty registrations and steps USPTO has taken to reduce it.
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This post is one of three that discuss the trademark system’s bias toward faulty registrations and steps USPTO has taken to reduce it.
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Learn how inconsistent evidence relevancy standards in Class 035 increase USPTO’s bias toward faulty trademark registration.
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Perhaps the biggest source of bias toward faulty trademark registrations is the loophole that allows easy registration of incomplete phrases.
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Why so many questionable trademarks? The hands of USPTO’s examining attorneys are tied by loopholes, fuzzy language, and overly-strict protest rules.