March 31, 2025 TMtelegram Hello Reader, First, don’t worry—this is just helpful information! Your trademark has not been canceled. We’re sharing this because many trademark owners aren’t aware that registered trademarks can be canceled, sometimes without them even realizing it. What is Trademark Cancellation? A trademark cancellation is a legal action where someone challenges a registered trademark and asks the USPTO to remove it from the federal register. This can happen for several reasons,...

March 24, 2025 TMtelegram Hello Reader, As a trademark owner, you know how valuable your brand is. But what if someone tries to register a trademark that’s too close to yours? If you catch it early enough, you can stop it before it becomes a problem—without having to go through a full legal battle. One of the best tools for this is a Trademark Letter of Protest. What is a Letter of Protest? A Letter of Protest lets you alert the USPTO that a pending trademark conflicts with your existing...

March 17, 2025 Hello Reader, If you own a registered trademark, you’ve already taken a big step in protecting your brand. But what happens if someone else registers a domain name that’s confusingly similar to your trademark? They might be using it to mislead customers, sell competing products, or hold it for ransom. This is where UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) comes in. It’s a powerful tool that lets trademark owners reclaim domain names from bad actors—without needing a...