JOAN E. HIGGINBOTHAM
 NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born in Chicago, Illinois. She enjoys body building (weightlifting), cycling, music, motivational speaking. EDUCATION: Graduated from Whitney...

Source: Entrepreneurs Even if you don’t realize it, everyone deals with trademarks on a daily basis. “Trademark” is another way of referring to brands. Consumers’...

The companies that do this best, according to Beckley, are the ones that will ultimately have sustained success.”In the vast sea of innovation, companies that...

The United States Patent Code makes provision for an inventor who is the first to file a patent application for an invention. The first-to-file system...

About Patent Maintenance Fees Source: USPTO.GOV A maintenance fee is a fee that is required for maintaining in force all utility and reissue utility patents...

USPTO Fights Fraudulent Trademark Solicitations The USPTO has worked hard to fight solicitations from companies fraudulently promising to protect trademarks, and we have taken a...

Several options exist to challenge another party’s trademark registration or application, depending on the particular circumstances and grounds for challenging: You may challenge a trademark...

What is a cease and desist letter/email? A cease and desist (or demand) letter/email is correspondence that states or suggests that you are potentially infringing...

A provisional application automatically becomes abandoned when its pendency period expires 12 months after the provisional application filing date by operation of law. Applicants must...

When Patents and Trademarks Go Bump in the Night A post about the USPTO from the Department of Commerce Innovation comes in all shapes and...

2016 National Trademark Expo The 2016 National Trademark Expo will be held on October 21st (10:00 am to 5:00 pm) and 22nd (10:00 am to 4:00 pm),...

Technology Centers Applications, other than provisional applications, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and accepted as complete applications are assigned for examination...