#Domains and #trademarks : The #USPTO is gearing up for some changes to its web site

Many domain investors use the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site, to research potential issues with domain names. IP attorneys that work on a variety of intellectual property cases, from trademark infringement to the filing of UDRP disputes, use the USPTO as well. Using the tools at USPTO.gov can assist with the identification […]

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Yikes! USPTO hit by power outage, damaging systems

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that its online services are currently under-performing, or not at all. A power outage has damaged some of the equipment managing the provision of services related to trademark and patent processing. An announcement at USPTO.gov states: “A major power outage at USPTO headquarters occurred last night […]

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Well-done USPTO: US Patent and Trademark Office web site redesigned

At long last! After years of displaying a mediocre web site, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sports a spiffy, well-designed web site. The layout utilizes sharp, clean font types and a contrasting color scheme to deliver lots of well-organized content about trademarks, service marks and patents. Most major links are one click away, […]

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On with the times: USPTO gets major function upgrade

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is getting one major overhaul, that will improve the way the patent and trademark information and data are displayed. Domainers often peruse USPTO.gov to determine the existence or status of a trademark, prior to acquiring domain names. It is also where WIPO panelists go to determine the […]

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Frank Schilling loses battle over Trademark domain

Why, oh why, oh why? We’ve been witnessing this quite often lately: Seasoned domainers aspiring to get domains that are obvious trademarks. What is an obvious trademark? Something that looks like a word made up from putting two words together. It takes less than a minute to look up such terms at the USPTO.gov – […]

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