United States Work: A work of authorship or intellectual creation that is created or first published in the United States, typically subject to copyright protection under U.S. copyright law.
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Unfair Competition Litigation: Unfair competition is a basket of legally recognized rights to certain behavior deemed anti-competitive, including trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting and passing off, and corporate espionage. For more information, see our Unfair Competition Litigation page.
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UDRP: Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy, a policy established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to resolve disputes related to domain names through arbitration. See Domain Name Proceedings.
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UDRP Domain Name Proceedings: UDRP proceedings involve a registration of a domain name and a trademark owner, who believes it has superior trademark rights and that the domain name registrant acted in bad faith. These proceedings can be handled through arbitration or in federal court under the ACPA or Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. For more information, see our UDRP Domain Name Proceedings page.
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Typed Mark: A type of trademark consisting of text or letters, often stylized or formatted in a particular way to create a distinctive visual impression, as opposed to a design or graphical element. Claim can be made to a particular font or style.
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TTY: “Teletypewriter,” a device used for text communication over a telephone line.
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TTAB: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that handles appeals, oppositions, cancellations, and other disputes related to trademarks.
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TRM: Technical Reference Model.
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Trademark: A word, phrase, symbol, or design, or a combination thereof, acting as an identifier of the source of goods and services distinguishing those from goods and services provided by others.
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Litigation (TTAB): Litigation before the TTAB, which involves disputes concerning the registration of trademarks.
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Trademark Renewal: The process of renewing a registered trademark to extend its period of legal protection. In the United States, trademarks must be renewed each 10 years.
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Trademark Registration Symbol: The symbol ®, used to indicate that a trademark has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Trademark Registration Process: Steps taken to obtain trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or state trademark offices. For more information, see our Trademark Registration Process page.
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Trademark Registration & Maintenance: Steps taken to obtain trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or state trademark offices and maintenance of those registrations. For more information, see our Trademark Registration & Maintenance page.
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Trademark Protection: Steps taken to obtain and maintain trademark protection. For more information, see our Trademark Protection page.
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Trademark Portfolio Enforcement: Strategies to enforce a portfolio of trademarks to maximize a brand. For more information, see our Trademark Portfolio Enforcement page.
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Trademark Opposition & Cancellation Proceedings: Proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to oppose the registration or cancel the registration of a trademark. For more information, see our Trademark Opposition & Cancellation Proceedings page.
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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure: A comprehensive guidebook published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that provides detailed instructions and guidelines for trademark examination and prosecution.
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Trademark Management: Manage of one or more trademarks to establish and protect a brand. For more information, see our Trademark Management page.
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Trademark Litigation: Assertion of a trademark in a lawsuit against an accused infringer. For more information, see our Trademark Litigation page.
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