TTAB Litigation: Procedural Considerations

Summary

This practice note discusses the procedural steps of trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board), including filing an answer (and common defenses), conducting discovery, filing and responding to dispositive motions, serving pretrial disclosures, taking testimony and presenting evidence during the testimony period, filing trial briefs, and seeking reconsideration or an appeal of a final Board decision.