TTAB Appeals: Determining When and Where to Appeal, Motions for Reconsideration and Relief, Federal Court Options
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) appeals. The panel will discuss practices and procedures for challenging a TTAB decision through a motion for reconsideration, a motion for relief from judgment, an appeal to the Federal Circuit, and bringing suit in federal district court. The panel will offer best practices for TTAB appeals.
Outline
- TTAB appeal determination
- Practices and procedures
- Going to federal court
- Federal Circuit
- District court
- Best practices for TTAB appeals
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What are the key considerations for trademark counsel when determining whether and where to appeal an office action?
- What are the limitations of the different appeal options?
- What other strategies should counsel implement to increase the likelihood of success on appeal?
Faculty
Jess M. Collen
Member
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck
For organizations including professional sports teams, nonprofits, a wide variety of luxury brands, and media clients,... | Read More
For organizations including professional sports teams, nonprofits, a wide variety of luxury brands, and media clients, Mr. Collen provides guidance, counsel, and advocacy on trademarks and brand protection, copyrights, social media, and all aspects of intellectual property protection, enforcement, and monetization. He has litigated hundreds of cases for U.S. and foreign clients in the federal trial courts, courts of appeal, administrative tribunals, and even the U.S. Supreme Court. Few U.S. trademark lawyers have handled as many trademark office registrations and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) cases as Jess. With over 35 years of experience, and client relationships measured in decades, Mr. Collen brings strategic thinking, professionalism, and continuity to the development and management of what are often a company’s most valuable asset: its brands.
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James R. Hastings
Of Counsel
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck
Mr. Hastings has more than 20 years of experience representing corporate and entrepreneurial brand owners in all facets... | Read More
Mr. Hastings has more than 20 years of experience representing corporate and entrepreneurial brand owners in all facets of trademark law and brand protection and enforcement. Previously, Mr. Hastings served as in-house counsel to a well-known national catalog retailer. He is author of the online publication, Trademark Opposition Lawyer—a guide for CEOs and in-house counsel about contested proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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