Karol A. Kepchar
Karol A. Kepchar is a USPTO correspondent of record based in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, listed on 922 trademark filings (13 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 323 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 2.9 marks per client. In TTAB matters, Karol A. Kepchar is attorney of record on 84 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (59) than defendant (25). The correspondent is associated with AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD 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.