You may have heard that the USPTO is considering moving to one $350 application for filing trademark registrations. In addition, they want to charge fees for things like not using the IP manual to choose goods and services AND for going 1,000 characters beyond the first 1,000 characters in the free-form text box, including punctuation and spaces! Whew.
What is "Email Efficiency for Attorneys"?
Well... this course is for you if you spent the last weekend "catching up on your email" (or at least thinking about it).
Don't you wish law school had prepared us for the real challenges of being a lawyer? You know, challenges like waking up to 342 new emails at 6 am or how "cleaning out your inbox" has somehow become its own part-time job.
Attorneys struggle with these email dilemmas a lot. And after many years of fine-tuning, it gets better! Sonia shares everything she's learned about seamlessly managing her inbox with you. No gate-keeping here!
Email Efficiency for Attorneys was a tip-filled webinar hosted by Sonia on April 3, 2024.
As a trademark attorney, you're no stranger to dealing with the intricacies of trademark searches and the USPTO. But what about those challenging client conversations that keep you up at night? Fear not! This CLE-eligible course will give you the strategies to turn those tricky convos into triumphs.
When you're first starting out, or even if you're seasoned, it's hard to know if the description you've drafted for your client's trademark application is complete. How do you know if you included everything? What if you left something out?
This guide is complete with screenshots and explanations of all the forms in TEAS, so you'll always know which one to use, even on a rare occasion. Keep this one bookmarked for a rainy day!
You are likely familiar with the concept of "related goods and services" within trademarks. This is where classes of goods and services are searched together because they are treated as one-and-the-same by the USPTO. The best example of this is apparel. You must also search other classes, such as watches, shoes, and accessories. But what other "pairings" are out there? Several, actually. But don't worry, Sonia's done the heavy lifting for you. This handy guide will help you understand which classes go together, so you don't accidentally leave one out of your search or the application. Some of these pairings may surprise you!
This guide will take you through all the different parts of TSDR, so you'll be an expert on the database in no time. It comes complete with screenshots and explanations, too!
Let's Get Miti-GREAT! was taught by Erik Pelton, who used to be an Examining Attorney at the USPTO, so who better to lead this training? He's got all the secret sauce and insider tips that take years of experience to accumulate, so you don't have to.
Every application for a trademark has to have an owner. You probably knew that. Pretty basic information. And usually it's pretty straightforward. In most instances, your client/the Applicant is an individual, a limited liability company, or a corporation. It's all smooth sailing until there are ownership changes, mistakes in the ownership information as entered (perhaps by a pro se applicant or a previous attorney), or when it's time to renew the mark.
