Best & Flanagan LLP
Best & Flanagan LLP is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based trademark practice with 2,626 USPTO filings on file, 1,450 of which are currently live. The firm has represented 1,220 distinct trademark owners — a broad client roster of mostly one-off filings at roughly 2.2 marks per client. In TTAB practice, the firm has handled 179 proceedings, more often as defendant (147) than plaintiff (33). 11 attorneys have appeared at the firm — 1 focused on prosecution, 4 on TTAB matters, 5 working across both areas.
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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.
Board dismisses AURI application challenge after finding gummies unrelated to institute’s services
Ejec Ventures, LLC applied to register AURI for nutritional supplements in the form of gummies.