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April 26, 2010 Roundtable: 

Request for Comments: Suggestions to Improve the Accuracy of Identifications of Goods and Services in Trademark Applications and Registrations at the USPTO (29Jun2010)   NEW

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the George Washington University Law School hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic of "The Future of the Use-Based Register."  Panelists and audience members explored the implications of the growing length of identifications of goods and services in U.S. trademark applications and registrations and how accurately such identifications reflect actual use or intent-to-use, following the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Bose Corp, 580  F.3d 1240, 91 USPQ2d 1938 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

The materials for the session included the following:

          Agenda 

           Bose and Its Aftermath, the Office Perspective

           Historical data concerning lengths of IDs

           Fraud on the Trademark Office

           Table of Fraud Cases 

           Background on Fraud on the USPTO 

 

 

 

 

 

Mission

Our mission is to apply the statute in the examination and registration of trademarks. Federal registration of trademarks is not required although registration does:

  • Provide notice to others of marks in use in commerce in the U.S.
  • Provide access to the federal courts
  • Provide prima-facie evidence of ownership
  • Provide access to anti-counterfeiting statutes
  • Permit enforcement of rights
  • Provide a basis for foreign filing
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