When Is a Section 8 Declaration of Use Due for Your Trademark?
Your first Section 8 declaration of use is due between the fifth and sixth anniversaries of registration. Miss it and the grace period and it is cancelled.
Intellectual Property
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Trade Secret or Patent: Which Protects Your Invention?
A patent gives twenty years of exclusivity in exchange for disclosure. A trade secret can last forever but dies on reverse engineering. Here is how to choose.
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How Does the Madrid Protocol Work for a U.S. Trademark Owner?
One filing through the USPTO can reach dozens of countries under the Madrid Protocol, but the result rides on your U.S. mark for five years. Here are the steps.
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What Terms Belong in an IP Licensing Agreement?
Grant scope, exclusivity, territory, royalties, quality control, and termination decide whether a license builds value or gives it away. Here is each term.
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How to Respond to a Likelihood of Confusion Refusal
A Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion refusal is answered with evidence, not opinion. Six ways to respond, from du Pont arguments to consent agreements.
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What Is IP Docketing and Which Deadlines Does It Track?
IP docketing is the calendar that keeps trademarks and other rights alive. Most lost registrations trace back to a deadline nobody owned, not to a legal defeat.