TTAB Proceedings Resource Kit

Summary

This resource kit provides an overview of opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board), including the grounds that may be asserted in proceedings, preparing and filing pleadings, taking discovery, submitting evidence, and settling TTAB proceedings. It also covers two ex parte alternatives to TTAB proceedings ex parte expungement and reexamination proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)—which allows a challenger to seek full or partial cancellation of federal trademark registrations that do not meet the use in commerce requirements of the Lanham Act.. This resource kit includes Practical Guidance materials on each of these topics, including detailed practice notes, templates, and checklists.