Rescuing Trademark Applications Amid USPTO Errors, Saving Clients Thousands in Legal Fees
Scenario:
We protected multiple clients’ trademark applications from being rejected or delayed due to errors made by the USPTO during the review process. Many times USPTO gets it right but there is an occasional mistake. We keep an eye out for that.
In one instance, a staffer informed us in an official action that our client’s two trademarks did not qualify for registration. They had overlooked a key piece of information we included on both applications. In a second example, a staffer issued an official action that would require our client to pay more money to proceed and lengthen their time to registration.
Impact:
Because we shine at the dirty details and our knowledge of the U.S. trademark rules, we were able to identify the issues and clearly articulate them to the USPTO staff. We got our clients’ applications back on track to being approved for registration.
In one instance, if we had not caught the mistakes, it would have cost our client $5000+ in additional legal fees because of the additional work that would have been required to defend their applications.