The 2022 Edition is Available of A Trademark is Not a Copyright or a Patent by William M. Borchard
We are pleased to announce that Bill Borchard has produced the 2022 edition of his popular publication A Trademark is Not a Copyright or a Patent. This is its 48th year. We invite you to download as many copies as you wish from our website.
The main changes in this edition:
Trademarks
- The three new procedures for validity challenges to trademark applications and registrations are now in effect.
- The EU Trademark registrations were automatically extended to the UK after it left the EU.
Copyrights
- For the first time, pre-1923 sound recordings are in the public domain.
- The different copyright terms applicable to sound recordings are summarized.
- Works other than sound recordings created in or before 1926 are now in the public domain.
- The new Copyright Claims Board to adjudicate some copyright small claims is scheduled to open June 25, 2022.
Although not mentioned in this publication, you should note that a new three-month deadline will become effective December 1, 2022 to respond to a Trademark Office action instead of the current six-month deadline. Trademark applicants will be given the option to request one three-month extension for a fee of $125. If the applicant does not respond by the deadline, the application will be deemed abandoned. This new rule will not apply Madrid Protocol applicants.
A Book Review by Glen M. Secor about this edition was published in Publishing Research Quarterly (published by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature).
For further information, please contact William M. Borchard or your CLL attorney.
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