TrademarkCancellationProceedings
Protect your registration.
Challenge a conflicting mark.
A registration dispute.
A clear plan forward.
Challenge a conflicting trademark registration or defend the one you own. Understand your position before deciding your next move.
Discuss Your Trademark Dispute ↗Have a pending deadline? Include it when you contact us.
When a registration becomes a business problem.
You may be facing a refusal based on someone else’s registration, questioning whether a competing mark is still in use, or responding to a petition against your own mark. The right response starts with the facts, the available claims, and what matters to your business.
Challenge a conflicting registration
Evaluate potential grounds, relevant evidence, and whether cancellation supports your broader brand strategy.
Defend your registration
Review the petition, identify response deadlines, and build a defense around your rights and records.
Explore a business resolution
Consider settlement, consent, or coexistence where the facts and your long-term plans support it.
The business behind
the trademark.
Jodie shares her experience working with Watson & Young and what that support meant for her business.
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Every matter has its own facts. Her experience does not predict the outcome of another case.
Understand Your Position.
Then Decide the Path.
Assess the registration
Review ownership, registration history, use, and the grounds available for the particular mark.
Build the case strategy
Identify evidence, defenses, procedural needs, and opportunities for an early resolution.
Move forward with clarity
Define the next phase, scope, and investment before proceeding with an agreed engagement.
Counsel that sees the business behind the brand.
Your intellectual property decisions affect where your business can go. We help connect your legal position to your plans, with direct guidance and a clearly defined next step.
Founded by Zara Watson-Young, Esq. and Sean P. Young, Esq.
Meet the team ↗Questions you may be asking.
What is a trademark cancellation?
It is a proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) asking it to cancel all or part of a federal trademark registration.
Does cancellation stop someone from using a name?
The TTAB decides registration rights. It does not award damages or issue an order stopping use. A broader dispute may require a separate enforcement strategy.
Can any registration be challenged?
The available grounds depend on the registration, its age, and the facts. Some claims are time-limited, so reviewing the registration history matters.
What should I bring to the initial review?
Share the registration number, any petition or USPTO refusal, correspondence, and records showing how and when you have used your mark. Flag any known deadline.
Further reading: USPTO: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Make your next move with a clear view of your rights.
Start with a $997 Legal Strategy Session. We review your brand, research the relevant marks, and evaluate the specific conflict you identify before the call. We come prepared to discuss findings, risks, and recommended next steps. You’ll receive a written roadmap.
The $997 is credited toward the services we recommend during our call.
Book Your Legal Strategy Session ↗Share your application or registration number, relevant notices, and known deadlines for advance review.
