GIBNEY, ANTHONY & FLAHERTY, LLP
GIBNEY, ANTHONY & FLAHERTY, LLP is a NEW YORK, NEW YORK-based trademark practice with 795 USPTO filings on file, 388 of which are currently live. The firm has represented 238 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.3 marks per client. In TTAB practice, the firm has handled 385 proceedings, more often as plaintiff (349) than defendant (38). 14 attorneys have appeared at the firm — 1 focused on prosecution, 7 on TTAB matters, 4 working across both areas.
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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.