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Letters of Protest


Topics:
Trademark Law
Faculty:
Erik Pelton
Duration:
26 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Apr 18, 2023
License:
Never Expires.



Description

Letters of Protest can be an effective tool to block a conflicting trademark application. They can also save a lot of money and time in the right circumstances. In this pre-recorded, downloadable training (for you to watch at your leisure!), we will explore the circumstances, strategies, and mechanics of filling successful letters of protest. Below is the agenda.

I. Why File a Letter of Protest?

II. Timing: When Can You File?

III. Strategy Issues (Opposition, Cease and Desist, Letter of Protest)

IV. Relevant TMEP Sections

V. Examples of Successful Letters of Protest

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access for? 
As with everything Sonia offers, you have lifetime access to watch the training, re-watch if you need to, and come back to re-visit anytime you need.

Are there templates?
Yes! Upon purchase you will receive a link to download the templates that go with this training. You have lifetime access to these as well.

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Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC


Erik is all about energy, when he’s representing clients; speaking at a conference; teaching trademarks at Georgetown University; or leading the trademark clinic at Howard University, where for four years he guided students working with pro bono clients. Through it all, Erik draws on his superpower – the ability to distill complex legal principles and procedures into digestible, understandable, and actionable concepts. Erik’s talent for clarity allows him to not only paint a clear picture of the why, but also the what’s next as he explains options and possible paths forward for clients as they build and grow successful brands.

 

After cutting his teeth as a trademark examiner for the USPTO, Erik has, in the years since, grown his trademark law practice with the enduring ideals of customer service and affordability. Today, with more than 4,000 client trademark registrations to his name, as a published author, creator of an app for trademark practitioners, and host of the “Tricks of the Trade(mark)” podcast, you won’t find anyone else who will care brands and trademarks as passionately as he does.

 

Erik lives in Falls Church, Virginia, where he also provides pro bono work for veteran-owned businesses.


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