identifying and accessing relevant public and private databases: trademarks
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Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private Databases: Trademarks. Amanda Fila Myers Economist US Patent and Trademark Office [email protected]. Presentation Outline. USPTO Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) USPTO Public Databases Private Databases - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Identifying and Accessing Relevant Public and Private
Databases: Trademarks
Amanda Fila MyersEconomistUS Patent and Trademark Office
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Presentation Outline
• USPTO Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)
• USPTO Public Databases
• Private Databases
• Conclusion: Research Topics
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USPTO OCE
• Established in March, 2010
• Tasked with bringing policy-relevant economic research to the USPTO
• Research agenda:
– Relate IP to economic growth, performance and employment
– IP in de facto standards, standard setting, and standards policy
– Researching the economics of trademarks and trademark examination
• The USPTO Trademark Case Files Dataset: Descriptions, Lessons, and Insights (2013)
– Understanding the economics of USPTO initiatives and policies
– Analyzing the role that IP plays in the markets for technology and knowledge
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USPTO Public Databases
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• Databases and tools for searching for information on pending applications and Federally registered marks:
– Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
– Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
– Assignments on the Web (ATOW)
• Dataset for comprehensive analysis, systematic filtering/querying, and matching/linking to other data sources
– Trademark Case Files Dataset (Case Files)
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Public Databases: Example Search 1
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• Words and catchphrases that emerge from social media, viral news, or key events:
– TESS basic word search, e.g. Johnny Football, Boston Strong
– TSDR serial or registration number search
– Case Files match to external data
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Public Databases: Example Search 1
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• Case Files: Match to Google Correlate data
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Letters of protest and dismissals in inter partes proceedings:
– TSDR serial or registration number search
– Case Files query and descriptive analysis
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Letters of protest by filing quarter cohort
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Trademark Applications with Letter of Protest
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Letters of protest
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Letters of protest
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Realtor Letter of Protest
• 7 protested filings were issued a registration
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Letters of protest by Nice Class
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(marginal effects and confidence intervals)Probability of Receiving a Letter of Protest (2000-2012)
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Oppositions by filing quarter cohort
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Trademark Applications with Opposition Proceeding
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Oppositions by Nice Class
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(marginal effects and confidence intervals)Probability of Opposition by Nice Class (2000-2012)
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Public Databases: Example Search 2
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• Case Files: Dismissals
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Opposition Terminations
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Private Databases
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• Proprietary databases and search tools
– www.corsearch.com (Edital)
• Free private search tools
– www.trademarkia.com
– www.trademarkdirect.com
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Concluding Remarks
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• Any Questions?
• Suggestive trademark research topics:
– Applicant/registrant behavior across jurisdictions
– Pre- versus post-issuance opposition proceedings
– Registry squatting and deadwood/cluttering
– Bullying
– Pharmaceutical and other marks subject to multiple approval/regulatory processes
• Thank you!