[This is a guest post written by Susmita A. Gadre, a litigation associate at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC].

The USPTO refused to register the mark MOXIE SCRUBS.

Martin B. "Marty" Schwimmer and Yours Truly co-authored an article recently published by the World Trademark Review, entitled "Where to appeal a TTAB decision?

Here is a link to the webcast recording of the November 5th panel discussion at Northeastern Law School, entitled "The Original Sin of Trademark Law: Failure to Function."

Having grown up on the South Side of Chicago, not far from Comiskey Park, I never like to see the Cubs win at anything. Alas, the Northsiders successfully opposer an application to register the "C" design mark...

The USPTO has extended the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees, which otherwise would have been due on or after March 27th to July 1, 2020.

The Board has re-designated as precedential its April 2001 decision dismissing an opposition to registration of the mark SPINTIRES for computer games and software.

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark WATER BABIES in the design form shown below, for various swimming instruction services

Artificial intelligence is transforming biotechnology and life sciences, creating new opportunities and complex intellectual property challenges.

The USPTO refused registration of the mark INCOGNITO for "footwear; footwear for men; footwear for women; shoes; shoes for men and women," ...

In this opposition to registration of the mark CERTIFIED EMAIL for various email services, Opposer USPS submitted the testimony declarations of four witnesses...

Future Wolf Greenfield associate and soon-to-be Notre Dame Law School graduate Kira-Khan McCarthy is enjoying an externship this semester at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Getting a new product to market is a time-consuming and difficult task that few achieve. Yet, the husband and wife team of Greg Besner and Leslie Hsu have done just that with their Sunflow...

A TTAB Administrative Trademark Judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the involved goods or services.

Two recent events will drive big changes in ongoing and future post-grant trials (IPR, PGR and CBM). The PTAB has just announced that it intends to abandon the "broadest reasonable" ...

An IPR follow-on petitioner may find it particularly challenging to select the best prior art references and arguments to submit to the PTAB.

In the latest twist in this long-running saga, the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina has found the term PRETZEL CRISPS to be generic for pretzel crackers.

The Board rejected this applicant's claim of acquired distinctiveness for the mark PET GRASS for grass, grass kits, food for animals, and retail pet supply services.

The USPTO is seeking applications for the position of Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The announcement is open until September 28, 2018.

As we have previously discussed, some petitioners for IPR are not able to appeal an adverse decision by the PTAB because they lack constitutional standing.