USPTO NEW EXAMINATION GUIDE ON COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2(a) OF THE LANHAM ACT IS NOW AVAILABLE

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released their new examination guide, “Examination for Compliance with Section 2(a)’s Scandalousness and Disparagement Provisions While Constitutionality Remains in Question.” This guide is currently available at the Trademark Examination Guides page: www.uspto.gov/trademarks/resources/Trademark_Exam_Guides.jsp