It appears the USPTO, once again, has extended the period for submitting comments on what originally was termed a study regarding "trademark bullying," but was later characterized as a study on "aggressive trademark litigation tactics" — so, for those of you still interested in submitting comments, the new deadline is February 14, 2011.
Apparently, the USPTO plans on delivering the results of its study to Congress on March 17, 2011.
The current version of the survey omits (again) any reference to the politically-charged and pejorative term "trademark bully" — keeping the focus more broadly on "aggressive trademark litigation tactics."
It is also my understanding that INTA did, in fact, submit timely comments to the USPTO survey, but I have not seen any reference yet on INTA’s website or newsletters about its submission.
For other DuetsBlog articles on the "trademark bullying" topic, see:
- Webinar: Strategies for Dealing With "Trademark Bullies"
- Does Size Matter, When Identifying a "Trademark Bully"
- Strategies for Dealing With "Trademark Bullies"
- USPTO Extends Comments Period on "Trademark Bully" Survey
- Trademark Bully Update: IPO Says Not a Problem
- INTELligent Trademark Enforcement?
- Trademark Bullies Beware the Seventh Circuit
- The Mark of a Real Trademark Bully
Any thoughts on why the USPTO keeps extending the deadline?
Did you submit a response to the survey?
Please share your insights and perspective one way or the other.
