For nearly a century, Wolf Greenfield has helped clients protect their most valuable intellectual property. The firm offers a full range of IP services, including patent prosecution and litigation; post-grant proceedings, including IPRs; opinions and strategic counseling; licensing; intellectual property audits and due diligence; trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation; and other issues related to the commercialization of intellectual property.
The USPTO today issued regulations [pdf here] implementing the
provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA). Many
of the provisions will be effective as of December 18, 2021. THe
rules for flexible response periods to office actions will take
effect on December 1, 2022.
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