Trademark Letters of Protest | Practical Law
A Practice Note discussing an often overlooked statutory enforcement mechanism that allows third parties to submit evidence to the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) to support refusing registration of a mark in a pending application under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(f). This Note contains topics including up-to-date letter of protest procedures, revised evidence and evidence index submission rules, and the USPTO's process for reviewing letters of protest.