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When you have to be right Transform your Trademark Practice into a Competitive Advantage WK Trademark Navigator Now on the Cheetah Platform ! • Faster, more accurate search • Intuitive interface • Integrated workflow The information and tools you need to manage your practice effectively in the Patent Trademark Office (PTO) and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) are often found in multiple sources and various media—costing those you represent valuable time and money. Now there is a solution— the WK Trademark Navigator from Wolters Kluwer, one platform for a multifaceted process. Inform your domestic and foreign trademark practice and strategies • Step-by-step guidance on drafting applications, filing and examination, registration and maintenance, post-registration activities, case resolution, and more, written by experts in trademark law. Be prepared to argue successfully before the PTO and the TTAB • Instant access to cases topically so that you can quickly compare if goods/ services or similar marks have been found to be in conflict—essential to bolstering arguments before the PTO and the TTAB. Effectively manage multiple projects and registrations simultaneously • Every necessary practice form and document—from PTO applications to TTAB forms and client letters—in one place, ready to be completed or cus- tomized for your individual needs. WoltersKluwerLR.com/WKTMNavigator

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When you have to be right

Transform your Trademark Practice into a Competitive Advantage

WK Trademark Navigator™

Now on the Cheetah Platform™!• Faster, more accurate search• Intuitive interface • Integrated workflow

The information and tools you need to manage your practice effectively in the Patent Trademark Office (PTO) and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) are often found in multiple sources and various media—costing those you represent valuable time and money.

Now there is a solution— the WK Trademark Navigator™ from Wolters Kluwer, one platform for a multifaceted process.

Inform your domestic and foreign trademark practice and strategies• Step-by-step guidance on drafting applications, filing and examination,

registration and maintenance, post-registration activities, case resolution, and more, written by experts in trademark law.

Be prepared to argue successfully before the PTO and the TTAB• Instant access to cases topically so that you can quickly compare if goods/

services or similar marks have been found to be in conflict—essential to bolstering arguments before the PTO and the TTAB.

Effectively manage multiple projects and registrations simultaneously• Every necessary practice form and document—from PTO applications to

TTAB forms and client letters—in one place, ready to be completed or cus-tomized for your individual needs.

WoltersKluwerLR.com/WKTMNavigator

WK Trademark Navigator™

Streamline your Trademark Practice with an All-In-One Solution

Regardless of where you are in the process—research, search, application, appeal, or foreign registration—you’ll find exactly what you need with WK Trademark Navigator™.

Expert guidance exclusive to the WK Trademark Navigator™

• Access online industry standards such as Allen’s Trademark Digest and the Guide to TTAB Practice right on your desktop

• Commonly Referenced Documents—access to easily searchable manuals such as the TMEP, TBMP, and relevant statutes and regulations

• A network of IP experts provides clear, cogent analysis of complex legislative, regulatory, and judicial issues

Professional tools for an efficient practice• Sample forms and

documents streamline your workflow so that you can proceed confidently and efficiently in your trademark prosecution work and practice before the TTAB

• Checklists help you keep track of every step in the application, cancellation, and opposition processes, including appeals

• Easy-to-use tools provide junior associates with the necessary resources to handle each step in the process autonomously

Daily news updates from our Trademark Daily News and bi-weekly updates from our International Trademark News

When you have to be right

WK Trademark Navigator™

Professional tools for an efficient practice • SmartCharts provide quick answers and include Likelihood of

Confusion by Circuit and TTAB Precedential Decisions• TTAB Case database provides instant access to precedential and non-precedential cases dating back to 1993• Comparison Charts for both domestic and foreign issues

increase research efficiency every step of the way

Contact us at 1-800-638-8437 for more information. WoltersKluwerLR.com/WKTMNavigator

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When you have to be right

The ultimate solution for your Trademark PracticeWith WK Trademark Navigator™, you’ll have instant access to vital resources, from expert analysis, information and guidance to updates on key legal and regulatory developments. Below are just a few of the topics covered:

PTO HeadingsDetermining Registrability• Trademark• Service Mark• Trade Dress• Searches & Investigations• Availability OpinionsRegistration Process• Basis for Registration• Applying for a Registration• Classification of Goods

& ServicesResponse to Office Actions• Prosecution Strategies• Grounds for Refusal• Post Publication Actions

& Amendments• Letters of Protest• Commissioner Petitions• Ex Parte AppealsRegistration• Issuance. Amendment

& Duration• Principal Register• Supplemental RegisterPost Registration• Section 8: Affidavit of Use• Section 15: Affidavit of

ContestabilityPost RegistrationSurrender of Registration for CancellationRenewalLicensingAssignmentRecordal of Trademarks

Opposition & Cancellation ActionsCease & Desist LettersBases for Cancellation• Likelihood of Confusion• Functionality• Other Commonly Asserted

Bases

• Dilution Considerations• Secondary MeaningFiling Notice & Service of PapersFiling of Answer & Affirmative DefensesDiscovery & Motions• Conference• Depositions• Discovery RequestsEvidence• Pretrial Disclosure History• Proving the Case• Consumer Surveys• Objections to Evidence• Priority DeterminationsCase Resolution• Settlement• Summary Judgment• Briefings at Final Hearing

& Oral Arguments• Petitions to Director• Claim Preclusion, Issue

Preclusion & Estoppel• Appeal to District Court or

Federal CourtOther TTAB Proceedings• Concurrent Use Proceedings• Restriction Proceedings

Sample Forms & Documents• Trademark Office Forms

& Documents• TTAB Forms & Documents• Client Forms & Letters• Official PTO Submissions

(PDF Samples)

Checklists• PTO Activities Checklists• TTAB Proceedings/Litigation

Checklists• Trademark Corporate

Transactional Checklists

Trademark Strategy Guides• Classification of Goods

and Services

• Application Filing• Office Action Responses• Opposition and Cancellation

Proceedings

Comparison Charts• TTAB Precedential Opinions• International Jurisdictions• Likelihood of Confusion by

Circuit

U.S. Trademark Analytical Material• Guide to Registering

Trademarks• Guide to TTAB Practice• Trademark Law: Protection,

Enforcement and Licensing• Trademark & Copyright

Disputes: Litigation Forms & Analysis

• IP Legal Opinions

International Trademark Material• Manual Industrial Property –

The Brown Book (trademark section)

Case Law Databases• TTAB Case Law Database

(1993-Present)• Federal Circuit Trademark

Case Database (1960-Present)

Law & Regulations• Lanham Act• 35 USC (trademark sections)

Government Resources• Trademark Manual of

Examining Procedure (TMEP)• Trademark Trial and Appeal

Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)

News• Allen’s Trademark Digest

(Current Month and Archive)• Trademark Daily News• International Trademark News

Contact us at 1-800-638-8437 for more information. WoltersKluwerLR.com/WKTMNavigator

WK Trademark Navigator™