USPTO Trademark Tracker

USPTO Oversight Hearing

• 🔥 House Subcommittee Questions PTAB Reforms: U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts held oversight hearing of...

Key angles from USPTO oversight hearing for TM pros:

• Issa's lead: Stresses AIA intent for favorable first IPR challenges, eyes legislative fixes to...

Key safeguards for businesses using generative AI in brand development:

• Conduct TM searches and clearance before adopting AI-generated names, logos,...

Key lessons for trademark pros in entertainment licensing:

• Media giants' clearance failures led to unauthorized use of a 20-year LEXI LOVE® mark in...

Expungement Proceedings Update

• 🔥 TM Decisions Page: USPTO TM Decisions - Expungements page updated March 25, 2026, showing 10,000 results with...

Fresh USPTO actions (updated 3/25/26) – check your clients:

• EVERY CHILD MATTERS (6797596, Li Feng): Cancellation notice under 16a; termination...

AI-generated synthetic influencers, digital avatars, and virtual goods are proliferating, extending trademark enforcement challenges into new territories. This is rewriting the rules of US IP law.

Core takeaway: Time filings to avoid USPTO conflicts jeopardizing your IP portfolio.

Key strategies from Bold Patents founder:

• Avoid filing related...

AI revolutionizes USPTO trademark deadlines, shifting from manual delays to real-time advantage for busy professionals.

• Instant alerts deliver...

Critical alert for trademark practitioners: The Developer Hub Trademark Decisions and Proceedings portal will be decommissioned on March 31, 2026. Migrate your TTAB research workflows now to avoid disruptions.

Key resource: USPTO's Federal Register Notices published in 2026 are listed here, essential for tracking trademark policy updates, procedures, and rule changes.

Class ACT, the Trademark Classification Agentic Codification Tool, is a first-of-its-kind AI agent launched to speed up trademark classification – delivering workflow efficiency gains for practitioners.

Unsure what to do when a trademark is published? This 5:32 YouTube video breaks down USPTO publication meaning, what to look for, and next steps—ideal paralegal training. #uspto #trademarklaw

USPTO's new Class ACT AI assistant makes trademark classification agentic, cutting prep time from 5 months to 5 minutes—a game-changer for trademark pros streamlining workflows.

Overcoming Blocking Registrations

• Expungement and Reexamination Options: A blocking trademark registration does not always mean rebranding is...

Blockbuster's TTAB opposition raises questions around the fame threshold for dilution claims, potentially significantly widening trademark dilution protection's scope. Key implications for proving fame in oppositions ahead.

Abandoned trademarks blocking your U.S. application don't always require rebranding. Use USPTO expungement, reexamination, or TTAB cancellation to clear them when applicable.

Key implications for trademark pros:

• Unprecedented procedure: USPTO rarely files own marks (only 7 active); applied directly in January for Board of...

NCAA Trademark Enforcement Risks

• 🔥 2026 Update – Part I: Annual column warns broadcasters and businesses of pitfalls in using NCAA marks like...

• 11th annual warning to broadcasters on pitfalls of using FINAL FOUR® or other NCAA marks in ads/promos.
• Key marks include March Madness®, Elite...