On May 3, 2021, Jay-Z’s company, S. Carter Enterprises, filed to register “2/J” as a trademark for entertainment production services for motion pictures, television, and the internet. The application reflects that Jay-Z is not yet using 2/J the trademark, but his...

The key to obtaining and protecting a trademark is to start with a comprehensive search to ensure there are no conflicting trademarks, followed by successfully registering your trademark, and then monitoring the trademark to ensure it is not be infringed upon by some...

The USPTO is actively preparing new rules as part of its implementation of the recently passed Trademark Modernization Act (“TMA”).  The new rules, which are expected to go into effect by December 27, 2021, are intended to provide new tools for removing unused...