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Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private Databases: Trademarks

Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private Databases: Trademarks. Amanda Fila Myers Economist US Patent and Trademark Office amanda.fila@uspto.gov. Presentation Outline. USPTO Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) USPTO Public Databases Private Databases

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Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private Databases: Trademarks

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  1. Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private Databases: Trademarks Amanda Fila Myers Economist US Patent and Trademark Office amanda.fila@uspto.gov

  2. Presentation Outline • USPTO Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) • USPTO Public Databases • Private Databases • Conclusion: Research Topics

  3. USPTO OCE • Established in March, 2010 • Tasked with bringing policy-relevant economic research to the USPTO • Research agenda: • Relate IP to economic growth, performance and employment • IP in de facto standards, standard setting, and standards policy • Researching the economics of trademarks and trademark examination • The USPTO Trademark Case Files Dataset: Descriptions, Lessons, and Insights (2013) • Understanding the economics of USPTO initiatives and policies • Analyzing the role that IP plays in the markets for technology and knowledge

  4. USPTO Public Databases • Databases and tools for searching for information on pending applications and Federally registered marks: • Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) • Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) • Assignments on the Web (ATOW) • Dataset for comprehensive analysis, systematic filtering/querying, and matching/linking to other data sources • Trademark Case Files Dataset (Case Files)

  5. Public Databases: Example Search 1 • Words and catchphrases that emerge from social media, viral news, or key events: • TESS basic word search, e.g. Johnny Football, Boston Strong • TSDR serial or registration number search • Case Files match to external data

  6. Public Databases: Example Search 1 • Case Files: Match to Google Correlate data

  7. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Letters of protest and dismissals in inter partes proceedings: • TSDR serial or registration number search • Case Files query and descriptive analysis

  8. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Letters of protest by filing quarter cohort

  9. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Letters of protest

  10. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Letters of protest • 7 protested filings were issued a registration

  11. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Letters of protest by Nice Class

  12. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Oppositions by filing quarter cohort

  13. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Oppositions by Nice Class

  14. Public Databases: Example Search 2 • Case Files: Dismissals

  15. Private Databases • Proprietary databases and search tools • www.corsearch.com (Edital) • Free private search tools • www.trademarkia.com • www.trademarkdirect.com

  16. Concluding Remarks • Any Questions? • Suggestive trademark research topics: • Applicant/registrant behavior across jurisdictions • Pre- versus post-issuance opposition proceedings • Registry squatting and deadwood/cluttering • Bullying • Pharmaceutical and other marks subject to multiple approval/regulatory processes • Thank you!

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