IPLA, LLP
IPLA, LLP is a San Diego, CALIFORNIA-based trademark practice with 2,883 USPTO filings on file, 1,484 of which are currently live. The firm has represented 886 distinct trademark owners — a mid-breadth client roster at roughly 3.3 marks per client. In TTAB practice, the firm has handled 815 proceedings, more often as plaintiff (615) than defendant (201). 19 attorneys have appeared at the firm — 3 focused on prosecution, 8 on TTAB matters, 6 working across both areas.
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Fighting Back, Part 1: What the Cure-Rate Data Actually Says About Beating a Refusal
We measured every US trademark application filed in January 2022 - 46,443 files. More than half drew a refusal letter, roughly half of the refused still registered, and even a final refusal only nudged the odds.
The Supreme Court will decide who measures trademark strength. Here is what measuring it looks like.
The Supreme Court will decide whether trademark strength is a question of fact or of law. The register has been measuring strength for decades, and on RISE its two measures point in opposite directions.
You can brand humanity. You can't certify it yet.
4,806 live certification marks out of 3,648,971 registrations — about one in 760. Ten "certified human" applications since 2023, none registered, and the one-letter difference that explains why.