MarkIt to Market® - January 2021: Prove It: TMA Sets Forth New Streamlined Approach to Combat the Rise of Fraudulently Registered Trademarks
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21
As has been the case in recent years, trademark filings in 2020 again increased over the previous year. While at first glance this may seem to indicate that the U.S. economy continues to grow and innovate, at least some of the growth is attributed to foreign, primarily Chinese, applicants who receive government subsidies based on obtaining U.S. trademark registrations. As detailed in a recent USPTO report on the issue, the subsidy amount typically exceeds the low filing costs of a US trademark...
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.