Recognizing the need for companies to quickly get products to market that might help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Patent & Trademark Office is now paving the way for shorter examination timelines for qualifying trademark applications. This could prove especially useful in battling the flood of COVID-19-related counterfeit products that have hit the marketplace since the beginning of the crisis.
Expedited Trademark Applications for COVID-19-Related Goods and Services
By: Joyce Liou and Eoin Connolly