The Federal Circuit Bar Association PTAB/TTAB and PTO Committees Present:
The Trademark Modernization Act After Three Years: Where We Are Webcast

Moderator:
Alexa Johnston, Associate, Klarquist Sparkman LLP

Panelists:
The Honorable Karen Kuhlke, Administrative Trademark Judge, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Steven D. Lustig, Counsel, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Cristiana Schwab, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Mary Beth Walker, Associate Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Summary:
December will mark the three-year anniversary of the new ex parte proceedings enacted as part of the Trademark Modernization Act. Since that time, the USPTO has instituted more than 1800 Trademark Modernization Act proceedings.

This program will cover the history of the Trademark Modernization Act – how and why it came to be. It will also share insights from the USPTO and practitioners on how implementation has gone, and lessons learned in the first three years of the new proceedings.