Leo M. Loughlin
Leo M. Loughlin is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Washington, District of Columbia, listed on 2,026 trademark filings (1,221 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 985 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 2.1 marks per client. In TTAB matters, Leo M. Loughlin is attorney of record on 150 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as plaintiff (114) than defendant (36). The correspondent is associated with Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC.
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Class 42 Filings Up 32% Year Over Year as September 2026 Tops September 2025
Counting applications filed directly with the USPTO, Class 42 filings rose 32.4% from September 2025 to 6,629, and total U.S.-direct applications reached 55,636, up 3.2% from a year earlier.
TTAB in Q3 2026: Contested Filings Rise 3.9% While Defaults End 56% of Oppositions
Oppositions and cancellations filed at the TTAB rose 3.9% to 3,044 in Q3 2026. Of the 2,937 that ended during the quarter, 1,636 (55.7%) ended in default because the respondent never answered.
How the Thirteen du Pont Factors Actually Get Weighed
The thirteen factors were never a scoring rubric: two keystones decide most cases, any single factor can end one, and the rest move only when someone pays to put evidence in. The finale of our thirteen-part series, with the scoreboard of every case it covered.