WIPR survey: Majority back USPTO over ‘disparaging’ trademark rulings

More than half of respondents to a WIPR survey have said that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was right to reject trademark applications on the grounds that they were “disparaging”.

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WIPR survey: Majority back USPTO over ‘disparaging’ trademark rulings

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