Link: Letter of Protest
Letter of Protest Form – USPTO’s form to protest trademark applications that should not register. To properly complete the form, review my Letter of Protest posts and/or join a group.
Letter of Protest
Girlboss Update
GIRLBOSS’s attorney raises some interesting points to overcome USPTO’s initial “failure to function” refusal. I’m curious how USPTO will rule on this.
Protest Potential: how to judge the potential success of a Letter of Protest
Here are the guidelines I use and recommend when deciding whether it’s worth my time to file a Letter of Protest against a frivolous trademark.
Top 10 Letter of Protest Facts
Here are 10 facts every entrepreneur should know about the Letter of Protest system and the fight against frivolous trademarks.
Fighting Frivolous Trademarks Groups
Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much. Helen Keller About a year into my “fighting frivolous trademarks” journey, I left the group I’d joined to avoid any appearance of favoritism. But that doesn’t mean I’m against groups! It only means that, as one who hopes to work directly with USPTO … Read more
Trademark Terms
Here’s a glossary of trademark terms you need to understand to make sense of fighting frivolous trademarks. See all other posts regarding trademarks here. [glossary]
LOP Examples: Bible Verse
When filing a Letter of Protest against an application to register a Bible verse or other religious quotation as a trademark, here’s what you need to know: Legal Basis: Failure to Function – Religious Text See TMEP 1202.04(c) Evidence: It’s not enough to tell USPTO the verse reference. They need to SEE proof that the … Read more
LOP Examples: Class 035
As the Lord would have it, within a day or so of my conversation with Joe, my friend Rhonda shared with me FOUR new frivolous applications in IC 035 (online retail services) I could use to test out my understanding of Joe’s explanations. This is one of those four.