Intent to Use Trademark Applications: Pros and Cons, Demonstrating ITU, Converting to Actual Use
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE course will provide guidance to counsel on intent to use (ITU) trademark applications. The panel will examine what makes an ITU application different and the difficulties involved with an ITU application. The panel will also discuss how to properly establish a bona fide intention to use and to convert to actual use.
Outline
- Establishing bona fide ITU
- Demonstrating ITU
- TTAB guidance
- Necessary evidence
- Challenges with an ITU application
- Converting ITU application to actual use
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What challenges do ITU trademark applications or applications that started as ITU applications present?
- How can counsel properly establish a bona fide ITU?
- What strategies should counsel employ to convert an ITU application to actual use as required for formal registration?
Faculty
Hillary Kane
External Chief Legal Officer
Kane Legal
Ms. Kane has 30 years of experience in brand building, licensing business planning/strategy and change management. She... | Read More
Ms. Kane has 30 years of experience in brand building, licensing business planning/strategy and change management. She was General Counsel and Business Development Vice President at Body Glove International for 15 years, where she managed international trademark prosecution/infringement litigation and oversaw the company's feature films and music clearance issues. Ms. Kane also served as Trademark Counsel at NBCUniversal and a legal/business consultant to several small and startup companies. She formerly taught an upper division IP course at Southwestern Law School.
Closeto be announced.
Early Discount (through 05/10/24)
Cannot Attend June 6?
Early Discount (through 05/10/24)
You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.