• Advancing the Role of Trademarks

    Advancing the Role of Trademarks Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah S. Cohn For the last two years the USPTO’s Trademarks team has actively engaged the private sector in developing pro bono and educational outreach programs. The primary goal of these programs is to offer the best possible intellectual... Continue reading

     
  • Hack for Change

    Hack for Change Blog by Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO Teresa Stanek Rea Government has vast amounts of information that can be used to improve our lives, and the Obama Administration has challenged federal agencies to make this data easily accessible... Continue reading

     
  • Introducing Our Latest Performance Dashboard

    Introducing Our Latest Performance Dashboard Guest blog by Chief Administrative Trademark Judge Gerard Rogers The USPTO has added more color to its Data Visualization Center with the addition of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Dashboard. In the spirit of open government, the TTAB dashboard is yet another way... Continue reading

     
  • Another Banner Year for Trademarks

    Another Banner Year for Trademarks Guest blog by USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn We’ve sorted through the facts and figures and at the end of our fiscal year September 30, we’re proud to report continued outstanding performance in our Trademarks business unit. In FY 2012, more new trademark applications... Continue reading

     
  • Still Smooth Sailing in Trademarks

    Still Smooth Sailing in Trademarks Guest blog by USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn Our dashboard showcasing performance in Trademarks for the third quarter of the fiscal year is out and you’ll notice that we added a new metric to highlight some meaningful differences in pendency based on how the... Continue reading

     
  • USPTO and INTA Roundtable Discussions with Stakeholders

    USPTO and INTA Roundtable Discussions with Stakeholders Guest blog by USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn The USPTO has been co-hosting roundtable discussions with the International Trademark Association (INTA) since January. The purpose of these roundtable discussions is to bring together USPTO officials with trademark professionals from around the country... Continue reading

     
  • Record Results for Trademark Pendency

    Record Results for Trademark Pendency Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Debbie Cohn This month marks a record for performance by our Trademarks team. It has now been five consecutive years that first action pendency has stayed in the range of our goal to issue a first action between 2.5... Continue reading

     
  • Fourth Quarter Trademarks Dashboard Overview

    Fourth Quarter Trademarks Dashboard Overview Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Debbie Cohn The USPTO first introduced the Trademarks Dashboard this past year with quarterly updates to trademark metrics. This month, we are pleased to announce that for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2011, trademark pendency, quality, electronic processing,... Continue reading

     
  • Trademarks Dashboard Overview

    Trademarks Dashboard Overview Guest Blog by USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks Debbie Cohn The USPTO introduced the Trademarks Dashboard for the first time in May to provide quarterly access to trademark metrics. This month, we are pleased to announce a number of changes to the dashboard based on feedback we received from... Continue reading

     
  • Introducing the Trademarks Dashboard

    Introducing the Trademarks Dashboard Guest Blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Deborah Cohn The USPTO launched its first Data Visualization Center Dashboard in October to provide access to patent application and pendency. This month, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Trademarks Dashboard, which has been modeled on the Patent... Continue reading