James R. Steffen
James R. Steffen is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, listed on 42 trademark filings (28 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 25 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 1.7 marks per client. In TTAB matters, James R. Steffen is attorney of record on 164 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (150) than defendant (14). The correspondent is associated with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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Board dismisses Inmode challenge to Empower Aesthetics design application
The Board dismissed Inmode Ltd.'s opposition, a challenge to Empower Aesthetics LLC's application, or pending request, to register a graphic design as a trademark.
Board cancels Storyteller Overland’s two clothing registrations for lack of use when it applied
The Board cancelled both of Storyteller Overland, LLC’s registrations, entries on the trademark register, after finding that the company had not used the marks for the listed clothing when it applied.
Zhang keeps MEN WITH THE POT registration because both cases rested on the same facts
The Board denied Menwiththepot Ltd.’s petition to cancel, a request to remove an existing registration, which is an official record of a mark for listed products.