January 2013

Practitioners in registered-rights jurisdictions, also known as pretty much every trademark lawyer in the world other than the US ones and a few other use-based fans, are encouraged to ‘over-file’ – to identify way more goods/services and way more classes than the applicant actually uses in relation to the mark. That might be the right

There are some trademark jurisdictions that (1) accept only single class applications; (2) require legalized documents; and (3) are not particularly large markets. As a result, the cost of obtaining trademark protection will be fairly high in relation to the anticipated revenue from that jurisdiction. Are there any heuristics out there with regard to the

Section 10 of the Lanham Act prohibits assignment of an ITU application prior to the filing of proof of use, “except for an assignment to a successor to the business of the applicant, or portion thereof, to which the mark pertains, if that business is ongoing and existing.” This is intended to prevent trafficking in