mailJan 24, 20191 min readUSPTO Expedited Cancellation Pilot ProgramThe USPTO is piloting a program to explore the effectiveness of an expedited cancellation proceeding for challenges to unused registrations.
mailJul 8, 20184 min readExtraterritorial Application of the Lanham ActA few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to moderate a California Lawyers Association (CLA) Intellectual Property Law Section (IP Section)...
mailJun 20, 20181 min readPost-Registration Proof of Use Audit Program: Watch Out!The USPTO is allowed to cancel audited registrations with unsubstantiated use claims or remove unsupported goods and services from others.
mailApr 10, 20182 min readInternal Revenue Service Announces End of the OVDP (Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program)On March 13, 2018 the IRS announced that it will begin to ramp down its amnesty program under the OVDP and close it on 9/28/18.
mailJan 29, 20182 min readDoes the advent ePCT for filing PCT Applications Reduce Costs?I am often asked if there are more economical ways to file an international applications under the PCT, and the answer is NO.