Category Archives: intent to use

Filing Habits

By alvin | Published: March 3, 2007
For 2006, there was a total of 276,165 applications filed with the PTO {2006????[fd]}. 162,494 (58.8%) were filed as intent to use applications {2006????[fd] and (1B)[ob]}. 102,035 (36.9%) were filed as in use applications {2006????[fd] and (1A)[ob]}. 7820 (2.8%) were filed on the basis of a foreign application {2006????[fd] and (44d)[ob]}. 3606 (1.3%) were filed on the basis of [...]
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Mattel most active corporate user of TEAS

By alvin | Published: January 26, 2007
According to this article from the USPTO, Mattel, Inc. is the most active user of the PTO’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). The same article also announced TEAS’ one-millionth electonically filed trademark application by Donald Junck for his BAIT CRAFT trademark. Congratulation to both Donald and Mattel. Digging a bit deeper, Mattel filed 780 application in [...]
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Tyra Banks, the next Oprah and Martha Stewart

By alvin | Published: January 24, 2007
Just read Vanity Fair’s piece on Tyra Banks (sorry, no online story). A MODEL MOGULWith two TV hits—America’s Next Top Model and her eponymous talk show—Tyra Banks has proved she’s not just a pretty face. Nancy Jo Sales gets the former supermodel talking about guys, Oprah, and her ridiculous paycheck. Photographs by Michael Roberts. It’s a nice [...]
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