https://content.next.westlaw.com/Document/I31e4188d60b911ebbea4f0dc9fb69570/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)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.
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.