Posts Tagged: "trademark filings"

Could a Surge in Trademark Applications Delay Your Food or Beverage Business Launch?

When launching a new restaurant or food or beverage company, your plate is likely full enough. To add to the pile, this last year was no stranger to delays and pivots for businesses. And we’ve been noticing one more delay that may impact your new venture. Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted a blog entry on its website addressing a development that trademark practitioners have been aware of for months: trademark applications have surged to unprecedented levels. This is causing a substantial delay in reviewing new trademark applications and other actions on the part of the USPTO. The impact of these delays on new restaurant and food businesses, among other industries, may be significant.

Natasha Shabani

July 28, 2021

USPTO Says Trademark Filings are Up More Than 60% Through First Six Months of 2021 Due to E-Commerce Growth

On June 23, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) blog post published a piece authored by Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder discussing a massive surge in trademark application filings at the agency this year. Through June 17, the USPTO had received 63% more trademark applications (211,000 additional filings) when compared to the same period in 2020. Spurred on by the growth of the internet economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the surge has created a backlog of trademark applications that has extended the wait times for first office actions to an average of 5.2 months and final disposals of applications to an average of 10.5 months.

Steve Brachmann

June 29, 2021