Jennifer Fraser Selected to Serve as Co-Vice Chair of the IPO U.S. Trademark Office Practice Committee

Dykema is proud to announce that Jennifer Fraser was chosen to serve as Co-Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) U.S. Trademark Office Practice Committee. 

According to the IPO, the committee will study and report on issues relating to the quality, timeliness, budget, and efficiency of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The committee plans to continue to explore ways to streamline and improve trademark registration and maintenance, as well as enforcement procedures before the USPTO, and will make recommendations for appropriate legislation, practice, and rules changes to effect such improvement and enforcement. Among other things, the committee will look at the USPTO funding process, will monitor the USPTO Trademark Public Advisory Committee and will track pertinent U.S. legislation, guidance, rulemakings, and requests for comment. The Committee may look at foreign legislation and processes in evaluating recommendations for legislative, rules and practices changes. The Committee plans to address additional topics as they are raised and agreed upon by its members. The Committee will coordinate as appropriate with other committees.