Conquer your fear of TTAB proceedings!
"A notice of opposition to registration has been filed with respect to the application listed above. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has issued a notice of institution order, which designates a time within which an answer must be filed, as well as discovery and trial dates. To see the order and the notice of opposition, click on the links below or paste the URLs into the address box of your browser."
Talk about an UNPLEASANT EMAIL!
There are few things worse than receiving an email that a Notice of Opposition was filed against your client's trademark application. You waited patiently for 3-4 months for the Examiner's review, resolved the Office Actions, and all that was (supposed to be!) left was the 30-day publication period...then boom. Everything is stalled. Or maybe your client is the one who notices an application that is likely to cause confusion. Would you know what to do? What are the next steps after the initial filings? How do you handle discovery?
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"I did not expect a 1200 page guide. You guys are TRULY amazing. I have zero qualms about giving you all of my money. :) Your classes, your guides, your quick answers on FB…all make me a better and more confident attorney. THANK YOU!!! I cannot wait for the mentoring program to begin." -Tara Murphy
"The course was great and came at the right time for me as I am adding more and more trademark work to my core patent practice. The material answered directly some simple practical questions I had – e.g., how to retrieve only registered live marks in a search and downloading multiple records for evidence – and also provided valuable depth to legal arguments for traversing refusals. Kudos to Sonia and Erik!" -Betsy Dowd
"I have been waiting for a publication that lays out effective processes for responding to trademark Office Actions. Erik’s workbook is able to clarify the arcane, and his publication can help any practitioner to analyze and present the best possible arguments to USPTO examining attorneys." -Steven Weigler
Sonia Lakhany is the founder of the award-winning law firm Lakhany Law, PC and has been filing trademarks for almost a decade. She is considered a national expert in her field, as her work has been recognized and featured by numerous media outlets such as Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Business News Daily, and CBS.
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.
