USPTO to Issue Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates Beginning May 24, 2022

Official trademark registration certificates will be issued to trademark applicants starting on May 24, 2022 by the USPTO via email.

The change is occurring due to customer feedback desiring electronic registration certificates and will decrease wait times for trademark applicants to receive registration certificates. With this change, printed registration certificates will no longer be mailed to trademark applicants and instead will be issued and… Read More »

Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) became law after being passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President as part of the end of year Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

The TMA includes significant amendments to the Lanham Act (the federal trademark law) which are designed to modernize USPTO trademark examination procedures in addition to other areas of… Read More »