This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on color marks and how the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and the courts have treated color marks. The panel will discuss proving distinctiveness and demonstrating that color is not functional. The panel will offer best practices for protecting color m... Read More

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... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel in understanding how examining attorneys at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and panels at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decide the issue of likelihood of confusion as it relates to trademark applications. The panel will outline approaches that... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel in understanding how the courts and USPTO view the issue of acquired distinctiveness in support of a trademark application. The panel will outline approaches that work--and those that don't work--in demonstrating acquired distinctiveness. Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on addressing refusals of registrations, from failure to function refusals, specimen refusals, suspension requests, to post-registration audits. The panel will offer strategies for counsel to overcome refusals that arise in the trademark application proce... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on avoiding or overcoming potential roadblocks to trademark registration under Section 2(e) of the Lanham Act. The panel will discuss the descriptive, geographic, and surname requirements and offer best practices for overcoming descriptive, geographic, and surna... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP professionals on the new Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) and related judicial and regulatory developments aimed at protecting the integrity of the USPTO's trademark registers. The panel will discuss: * the TMA's ex parte procedures for challenging registratio... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on effective strategies before a trademark application is filed. The panel will discuss pre-filing considerations and offer best practices for overcoming pre-filing obstacles for trademark applications. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for trademark selection and clearance. The panel will discuss the benefits and risks of using AI in clearance searches and the key considerations when determining whether to use AI-powered search tools. The pane... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on conducting, analyzing, and using trademark searches. The panel will discuss overcoming the challenges in the trademark clearance process and outline best practices for preparing clearance opinions. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the trademark prosecution of common words or phrases. The panel will discuss the refusals common words or phrases may run into at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and examine recent TTAB decisions involving such words or phrases. The panel will d... Read More

This CLE course will review TTAB and court treatment of fraud in the procurement and maintenance of trademark registrations. The panel will suggest best practices for trademark applicants, owners, and their counsel to mitigate the risk of findings of fraud arising from inaccurate recitations in trad... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel in navigating opposition proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), opposing the application, or responding to the opposition. The panel will examine issues and offer strategies for filing the opposition, discovery, and trial phase. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on the recent trend at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on pleading fraud. The panel will discuss best practices to mitigate the risk of inaccurate applications and registrations. Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) and lessons learned in its first year of implementation. The panel will discuss the latest procedures and protocols under the TMA and the effect of the codification of the presumption of irreparable harm since the TMA's e... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the new expungement proceedings. The panel will provide a deeper dive into the proceedings, discussing the benefits and risks and how these proceedings are instituted. The panel will address potential abuse by bad actors and the vetting process to weed out m... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on the identification of goods and services and the considerations applicants should keep in mind when crafting identifications. The panel will discuss obstacles to registration and the implications of the USPTO's proof of use audits on crafting identific... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on the new Examination Guide on genericness. The panel will discuss how examining attorneys at the USPTO and panels at the TTAB decide the issue of genericism as it relates to trademark applications. The panel will outline approaches that work and don't w... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide trademark counsel on recent global efforts to combat bad faith filings. The panel will focus on the recent U.S., China, and EU changes. The panel will offer best practices for dealing with bad faith registrations when they impact good faith applications. They will also ad... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP professionals on the new Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) and related judicial and regulatory developments aimed at protecting the integrity of the USPTO's trademark registers. The panel will discuss: * the TMA's new ex parte procedures for challenging registr... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel for establishing proper use of a mark in commerce under the Lanham Act for purposes of securing registration, maintaining registration and/or establishing priority under Section 2(d), along with best practices to implement going forward. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the challenges and processes involved in trademarking and protecting nontraditional categories. The panel will offer approaches for registering and enforcing marks involving uniquely identifiable packaging, shapes, sounds, and other nonconventional aspects. Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on conducting, analyzing, and using trademark searches. The panel will discuss overcoming the challenges in the trademark clearance process and outline best practices for preparing clearance opinions. Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on the complexities of the pharmaceutical trademark adoption process to support a successful launch of a company's new pharmaceutical product. In particular, the panel will discuss the challenges inherent in pharmaceutical brand development and approval, an over... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on strategies for assessing, avoiding, and overcoming trademark incapability, failure to function, and merely informational trademark registration refusals from the USPTO. Read More

This CLE course will examine key 2020 decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The panel will discuss best practices to incorporate these decisions into trademark registration and trademark enforcement strategi... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel and companies facing the decision to rebrand trademarks. The panel will address the legal and business issues that arise when companies consider dropping or changing a mark, including when dropping a potentially offensive or insensitive trademark. The pan... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel in understanding how the courts and USPTO view the issue of acquired distinctiveness in support of a trademark application. The panel will outline approaches that work--and those that don't work--in demonstrating acquired distinctiveness. Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to trademark counsel on excusable nonuse of marks, including the impact of COVID. The panel will examine recent cases and the lessons learned from them. The panel will also discuss use audits and the implications of those audits for nonuse. The panel will examin... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on whether to file trademark applications using a parallel or a serial approach. The panel will examine the benefits and challenges of parallel applications as well as serial applications. The panel will offer best practices for determining how to pursue... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on protecting color marks. The panel will examine recent court and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decisions regarding color marks. The panel will also discuss the evidentiary requirements for proving distinctiveness, outline how to show that color is no... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on avoiding or overcoming potential roadblocks to trademark registration for failure to function under the Lanham Act. The panel will discuss the use and distinctiveness requirements and how the USPTO and courts have treated the issue. The panel will also provid... Read More

This CLE course will guide trademark counsel on appealing final refusals by the Trademark Office, understanding key considerations, and evaluating the avenues of appeal. The panel will discuss lessons from successful appeals and offer strategies for navigating the appeals process. Read More

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... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to trademark counsel on leveraging teleconferences and communications with United States Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark examiners to prosecute trademarks more efficiently and overcome specific obstacles. The panel will provide insight into conducting the com... Read More

This CLE course will provide IP counsel with an analysis of the role of opinions in the defense of trademark infringement claims and the potential use of opinions of counsel. The panel will discuss the issue of waiver of the attorney-client privilege and provide best practices for developing opinion... Read More