Change in initial time set to file an answer in a trial case before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Trademark Alert Change in initial time set to file an answer in a trial case before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) The TTAB is changing the initial time set to file an answer in its trial cases from 40 days to 60 days. Trial cases before the TTAB include oppositions and petitions to cancel.  This change is effective for TTAB institution orders issued on and after September 4, 2025. TTAB institution orders notify the parties of the commencement of a trial case. Background When a trial case commences, the TTAB issues a notification to the parties instituting the proceeding. The order sets out the trial schedule, including the time to file an answer. Traditionally, the TTAB set the initial time to answer as 40 days. The United States is a member of the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty set up to simplify the international trademark registration process. Madrid Regulation Rule 17(2)(vii) requires a minimum 60 days response period for responding to an opposition. Accordingly, the TTAB is changing the time to file an answer from 40 days to 60 days for consistency of expectations and docket management. Learn more in the Federal Register Notice.  ​  ​      ​    ​  Having trouble accessing links in this email? Your email server security software may be altering the links. Contact your IT or email administrator and ask them to "allow-list" links-1.govdelivery.com and links-2.govdelivery.com to ensure you can access all content in this communication. Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates. Visit our subscription center at www.uspto.gov/subscribe to update or change your email preferences. This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website www.uspto.gov/about/contacts. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.

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