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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently revised its online interface. It now requires applicants for federal trademark registration to check boxes confirming the representations they’ve always made when filing new applications.

I like what they’ve done, since it forces applicants to consider the factual and legal basis for their filing. Applicants now must confirm:

-The applicant believes he/she/it is the owner of the trademark or service mark sought to be registered

-The mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services listed in the application

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