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- Trademark Filings in March 2026: Filings Rebounded to a New 13-Month High
March 2026 delivered a clear step-up in USPTO trademark activity, with 60,510 total filings, the highest monthly figure in the 13-month window provided. That was well above February 2026’s 49,481 and...
Apr 26, 2026 - Understanding USPTO Examining Attorney Profiles: Registration Rates, Case Volume, and What They Mean for Your Application
We analyzed data on 2,400+ USPTO examining attorneys and found registration rates ranging from 5% to 93%. Here is what that means for trademark applicants.
Apr 13, 2026 - How Trademark Applicants Actually Win Office Actions: A Data-Driven Analysis
We analyzed nearly 14,000 verified winning trademark office action cases to answer: which response strategies actually lead to registration?
Apr 7, 2026 - USPTO Letter of Protest Success Rates Shift
GleanMark analyzed USPTO Letter of Protest outcomes and found a 2025 shift from LOPE toward LOPR, suggesting a broader market trend rather than a few-examiner anomaly.
Mar 6, 2026 - The 45-Class Gambit: What Maximum Trademark Coverage Reveals About Brand Ambition
Three entities in the USPTO database cover all 45 Nice classes. These aren't product launches — they're territorial claims.
Mar 5, 2026 - What 1,500 Trademarks Tell You About Mattel
Mattel holds more active trademarks than Microsoft and Pfizer combined. The reason tells you everything about how modern toy companies actually make money.
Mar 5, 2026 - When a Trademark Portfolio Stops Being Protection and Starts Being Infrastructure
Only 44 marks in the USPTO database cover 40+ Nice classes. When you see one, it's almost never about today's product line — it's a claim on the next decade.
Mar 5, 2026 - Kanye West Has Filed 799 Trademarks. Only 46 Are Still Alive.
The first-ever analysis of celebrity trademark portfolios reveals who's building empires, who's burning money, and who's quietly running the tightest brand operation in entertainment.
Mar 3, 2026 - USPTO Trademark Pendency: Current Wait Times and What to Expect in 2026
After years of growing backlogs, the USPTO beat its FY2025 pendency goals. First action under 6 months, disposal at 13 months, with targets of 4 months by FY2028.
Feb 19, 2026 - Trademark Filings in January 2026: Volume Pulls Back 23% Year-Over-Year as Tech Giants Signal AI and Wearables Push
USPTO trademark filings came in at 47,018 applications in January 2026, marking a sharp 23.5% decline from the same month a year ago (61,446 filings in January 2025) and a 10.7% drop from December...
Feb 3, 2026 - Annual USPTO Intelligence Report: 2025 Year in Review
USPTO trademark filings reached 620,217 in 2025, a 3.9% increase from 2024, driven by surging tech-related applications and entertainment industry growth. TTAB proceedings intensified with 8,065 oppositions filed, while major brands including Amazon, Disney, and McDonald's engaged in high-stakes trademark disputes.
Jan 30, 2026 - USPTO Prosecution in Q4 2025: Consent Agreements and Disclaimer Strategies Lead a Quarter Defined by Declining Final Refusals
The fourth quarter of 2025 produced more than 105,600 office actions across the USPTO's trademark prosecution pipeline — a volume that, on its surface, signals a busy close to the year. But beneath...
Jan 8, 2026 - Trademark Filings in December 2025: Holiday Season Surge Lifts Volume as AI and Consumer Goods Brands Race to File
December 2025 closed the year with 52,688 total trademark applications filed at the USPTO — a robust rebound from November's 13-month low and a figure that held essentially flat against December...
Jan 5, 2026 - Trademark Filings in November 2025: Volume Dips Seasonally but AI and Hardware Brands Signal Robust Demand
The USPTO received 48,521 trademark applications in November 2025 — a meaningful month-over-month decline from October's 52,736 filings, but a 1.5% year-over-year increase compared to November 2024's...
Dec 5, 2025 - Who Files US Trademarks? Inside the World of USPTO Correspondents
An analysis of 567,000+ USPTO correspondents reveals surprising insights about who manages America's 4.4 million live trademarks—from elite law firms to solo practitioners.
Nov 30, 2025 - Understanding USPTO Status Code Distribution in Trademark Filings
This article analyzes the distribution of USPTO trademark status codes, providing valuable insights for IP attorneys and brand managers to inform strategic decisions.
Nov 10, 2025 - Trademark Filings in October 2025: Volume Dips Year-Over-Year as Tech Giants and Pharma Drive Class-Level Growth
October 2025 brought 52,736 new trademark applications to the USPTO — a modest 0.4% decline from the same month a year ago (52,923 in October 2024) and a more pronounced 5.8% drop from September...
Nov 5, 2025 - USPTO Prosecution in Q3 2025: September Surge Reshapes the Quarter — and Consent Agreements Lead All Winning Strategies
The third quarter of 2025 delivered one of the more striking prosecution landscapes in recent memory. What appeared, through July and August, to be a relatively quiet period for USPTO trademark...
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