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The Trademark Modernization Act gives new measures for combating illegally acquired registrations in the US

The Trademark Modernization Act gives new measures for combating illegally acquired registrations in the US

The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) was signed into law in December 2020. The TMA established two new, accelerated methods for canceling trademark registrations before the USPTO: expungement proceedings and re-examination proceedings. The purpose of these ex parte procedures is to address the recent increase of trademark registrations obtained unlawfully through fictitious or erroneous claims of […]