Karen Kreider Gaunt
Karen Kreider Gaunt is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Cincinnati, OHIO, listed on 2,825 trademark filings (1,892 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 639 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 4.4 marks per client. In TTAB matters, Karen Kreider Gaunt is attorney of record on 230 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (174) than defendant (56). The correspondent is associated with Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.
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The Crowded BEAST: What 1,142 Trademarks Say About Spalding's Case Against MrBeast
Spalding is suing MrBeast over basketballs branded THE BEAST. But 1,142 live BEAST trademarks share the register — and that crowd may narrow what Spalding actually owns.
Refusals 101, Part 1: What an Office Action Actually Is — and How Examiners Decide
An office action is the examiner's formal letter telling you something's wrong. Most of it is fixable paperwork. The real fights are the substantive refusals — and examiners decide them by citing cases like judges.
The USPTO Filed a Trademark Before Itself — Then Quietly Withdrew It. The File History Raises Questions.
The USPTO owns two abandoned BOARD OF PEACE applications it entered by a petition route it has never used before. The prosecution record raises real questions.