USPTO is facing a trademark crisis
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[Matthew D. Asbell, Fordham university adjunct professor of law, Ladas & Parry LLP associate, Eric Perrott, trademark and copyright attorney partner, and Hannah Rosenson, Epstein Drangel LLP partner, 7-6-22, “The USPTO Has Enacted the Trademark Modernization Act: But Now What?,” https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/publications/landslide/2021-22/june-july/the-uspto-has-enacted-trademark-modernization-act-now-what/, 7-11-24, EP]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been facing a crisis. There are close to three million registered trademarks, and new trademark applications are being filed at a record pace. In 2021 alone, the USPTO registered over 367,000 applications. As the register grows, unused (and unwanted) trademark registrations (“deadwood”) are a significant problem as they make it more difficult for new trademark applicants to protect their own marks.