Hot topics in TTAB practice
01 May 2010
Managing IP sat down with lawyers from Finnegan, trade mark survey specialists and TTAB representatives to find out more about the latest rules for litigating trade mark disputes in the US
EM: Linda, what have been the major pros and cons of the 2007 rules up to this point from a practitioner's perspective?
Linda McLeod (LM): One of the benefits of TTAB practice under the new rules is that it is more like litigating in a district court, in the sense that parties are required to have a discovery settlement conference early in the case. In addition to earlier settlement discussions, the parties must formulate discovery and trial strategy earlier, including what types of discovery to pursue and what witnesses you may need at trial – all of that is front-loaded earlier in the proceeding....
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