2 November 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

Record TM filings at the USPTO—but do they conceal a darker picture?

Amid the turmoil wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been experiencing another unexpected upheaval—an unparalleled growth in the number of trademark applications.

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