IPLA, LLP
IPLA, LLP is a San Diego, California-based trademark practice with 2,930 USPTO filings on file, 1,524 of which are currently live. The firm has represented 904 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.2 marks per client. In TTAB practice, the firm has handled 825 proceedings, more often as plaintiff (623) than defendant (203). 19 attorneys have appeared at the firm — 3 focused on prosecution, 8 on TTAB matters, 6 working across both areas.
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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.