Trademark Insights, Data-Driven

Trademark practitioners don't need another high-level overview of "the state of branding." They need numbers — real numbers — about how the USPTO is actually behaving this quarter, what arguments are landing in front of examining attorneys, which TTAB strategies are sustaining oppositions, and whether the prosecution backlog is tightening or loosening.

That's what this hub exists for. Every piece below pulls from GleanMark's USPTO database — 14 million records spanning 202 years of registrations, refusals, and Trial and Appeal Board proceedings — and turns it into editorial coverage a practitioner can actually use.

The work falls into three categories:

• Prosecution & Refusal Strategy — quarterly reports on USPTO office-action volume, dominant refusal types, and which arguments succeed. Recent: Q4 2025 Prosecution Report, Responding to a §2(d) Office Action.
• TTAB & Inter Partes — quarterly TTAB reports, opposition trends, concluded-decision analysis. Most recent: Q4 2025 TTAB Report.
• Portfolio & Filing Strategy — filing-volume analysis, NICE class breakdowns, registration-rate cohorts, and notable filings from major brand owners. See: 45-Class Coverage & Brand Expansion.

Every figure here is drawn directly from current USPTO records and tied to a specific number or proceeding — not generic "state of branding" commentary.