SHERMAN IP IS DELAYING ITS ANTICIPATED 2022 FEE INCREASE TO ACCOMMODATE CLIENT BUDGETS. SHERMAN IP’S JANUARY 1, 2022 FEE INCREASE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR ANY FILINGS OCCURRING ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2022. FILINGS ORDERED AND COMPLETED PRIOR TO JANUARY 31, 2022, WILL BE PROVIDED THE 2020-2021 FEE SCHEDULE.

In order to address inflationary pressures and maintain its high-quality services, Sherman IP will be increasing its attorneys’/service fees and its flat fee, attorneys’ fee portion for all patent and trademark legal work. This increase will affect Sherman IP’s flat fee filings made through its Sherman IP/Control Legal practice platform. Folks will ...

US TRADEMARK OFFICE REVISED TRADEMARK SPECIMEN EXAMINATION GUIDELINES; Examining Attorneys and Applicants now held to higher standards aimed at “maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the federal Trademark Register.”

The United States Trademark Office recently determined that existing trademark examination guidelines were lacking with respect to examination of specimens submitted with trademark applications. The Trademark Office has implemented revised, heightened examination guidelines for submitting specimens as part of its efforts to combat improper registrations, including those resulting from fake specimens ...

Fashion Can Function to Protect Your Business Using Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks. Original Designs Are Protectable, Even with Similar Styles in the Market.

At Sherman IP®, we regularly get clients complaining to us that their designs have been “ripped off”! Many clients believe there is nothing they can do about it. This belief is common in fashion industries such as clothing and textiles, footwear, handbags, jewelry, and accessories; this belief is also wrong. While general ...