William B. Patterson
William B. Patterson is a USPTO correspondent of record based in Houston, Texas, listed on 1,373 trademark filings (740 currently live). The correspondent has worked across 371 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.7 marks per client. In TTAB matters, William B. Patterson is attorney of record on 37 contested oppositions and cancellations, more often as defendant (21) than plaintiff (16). The correspondent is associated with Patterson & Sheridan, LLP.
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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.
The USPTO Has Struck 100,000 Unused Goods and Services. Here Is How a Founder Can Ask for One.
On September 30 the USPTO said it has removed more than 100,000 unused goods and services from trademark registrations. Most of that cleanup was its own work, but anyone can ask for one of these reviews. Here is how it works, with a real case.