The impact of COVID-19 TTAB filing activities is still too soon to tell. But recent TTAB statistics provide a glance as compared to YTD activities from the preceding yearly period.
TTAB filings from October 2019 through March 2020 are summarized below. The percentage change over the same period in 2019 is reflected in parentheses:
The USPTO has issued COVID-19 updates for trademark owners and counsel. This supersedes the March 31, 2020 notice previously reported here.
The USPTO continues to view the Coronavirus outbreak to be an extraordinary situation within the meaning of 37 CFR Section 2.146 for affected trademark applicants and owners. Therefore, it has issued the following
We recently spoke with Blake Knowles, principal partner at Spruson & Ferguson, to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Australia trademark opposition and cancellation rules and procedures.
1. Thank you for your time, Blake. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted IP Australia’s policies and procedures regarding trademark oppositions, cancellations, and invalidations?
IP Australia has facilitated