Practice Area

TTAB Cancellation Proceeding

USPTO · TTAB

Situation — How This Comes Up

A competitor has a registered trademark that should never have been granted and it is blocking my business.

What You Need to Know First

A TTAB cancellation petition can eliminate a registration that is preventing you from registering or using your own mark. Unlike opposition, there is no deadline — but the longer you wait, the more defenses become available to the registrant.

Full Analysis

TTAB cancellation proceedings can be filed at any time after registration on grounds of likelihood of confusion, genericness, abandonment, or fraud on the USPTO. Registrations older than five years have limited grounds for cancellation.

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