USPTO Trademark Specimens: What Works for Goods, Services, and Software
A trademark specimen must show real marketplace use. Learn what the USPTO accepts for goods, services, software, webpages, and substitute specimens.
Buying or Selling a Trademark: Why Goodwill Must Travel With the Mark
A trademark assignment must transfer more than a registration number. Learn how goodwill, intent-to-use restrictions, recordation, and chain of title affect a brand deal.
USPTO Adds Statement of Use Extensions to Trademark Center
The USPTO now accepts Statement of Use extension requests in Trademark Center. Here is what intent-to-use applicants should know about deadlines, fees, specimens, and the three-year limit.
Trademark Licensing Without Losing Control: Avoiding the Naked-Licensing Trap
A trademark license needs more than royalty and territory terms. This guide explains how quality standards, approvals, inspections, records, corrective action, and real oversight help protect the mark from naked-licensing risks.
UDRP vs. ACPA: Choosing the Right Way to Recover a Cybersquatted Domain
A practical comparison of UDRP proceedings and ACPA lawsuits, including proof, remedies, defenses, timing, and how brand owners can choose the right path for a cybersquatting dispute.
