Trademark Registration Practice, 2d

Currently celebrating its 25th year in print, this trusted guide takes attorneys through the federal and state trademark registration process, providing all necessary legal information. It follows the process of federal trademark applications from start to finish. It helps attorneys to counsel clients, select and evaluate trademarks, prepare and file trademark applications, prosecute federal trademark applications, respond to formal rejections and confusion rejections reports, maintain trademark rights, file communications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, handle petitions and appeals, restart the petition response period, and conduct survey research. Examples are supported by federal court decisions, the Lanham Act, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decisions, and other references.