I Hope This Gets A Lot of Use

In trying to find some information about an Examining Attorney, I stumbled across a new (to me) site.  It is http://www.usptoexaminers.com.   According to USPTO Examiners, its mission is:
USPTO Examiners is a website designed for professionals to anonymously review, rank, and learn about a patent examiner or a trademark examining attorney who works at the [...]

The Battle Goes On…

In the latest round of conflict between Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and his former classmate, Aaron Greenspan, Greenspan is challenging Zuckerberg’s right to use the trademark FACEBOOK.
The quibble is less about ownership of the trademark and more a reply to the imaginary billionaire’s legal SWAT team. They have been putting the frighteners on Greenspan’s memoir, [...]

Has Anyone Else Noticed…

That the USPTO’s web site appears to be having serious problems this morning?

Cocaine…Free

Okay, so this isn’t a particularly recent story.  Others have written about it as far back as October 2006.  However, there have been some developments since then.  So, I guess now is as good a time as any to revisit the issue/story.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (the FDA) on April 4, 2007 issued a [...]

USPTO Celebrates One Millionth Online Filing

The USPTO recently celebrated the 1,000,000th online trademark application.  It is Application Serial No. 77053372 for BAIT CRAFT & Design, filed by Donald Junck on November 22, 2006.  Mr. Junck attended a celebration Wednesday with government officials and with other users of the agency’s Trademark Electronic Application System.  The online filing system has been available [...]