The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Is Seeking Information Related To The Location of One or More Community Outreach Offices

On October 29, 2025, The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) indicated, via a Federal Register Notice, that it is seeking information to consider regarding selecting locations of one or more community outreach offices in the eight-state area formerly serviced by the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office. By way of background, the USPTO […]

The State of Kentucky Supreme Court is Considering Adopting A New Rule of Appellate Procedure Involving Challenging The Constitutional Validity of A Statute

On October 30, 2025, The State of Kentucky Supreme Court issued an “Official Notice” that The Court is considering adopting a new Rule of Appellate Procedure involving providing a notice to the State of Kentucky Attorney General when the Constitutional validity of a statute is at issue. The proposed amendments are included immediately below verbatim. […]

67

Dictionary.com has officially named “67,” pronounced “six-seven,” as its 2025 Word of the Year, a slang term that has taken the Internet and social media by a storm. The question is what this generation will do with “1738?”

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited As A Speaker At The 2026 World IP Forum

Per the organizers of the event, the World Intellectual Property Forum is renowned for organizing one of the premier global intellectual property events in the world! Donika Pentcheva has been invited to speak at the 2026 World IP Forum.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Has Issued A Notice of Public Roundtable and Request for Comments Involving Counterfeiting

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) has issued a Notice of a public roundtable, and is soliciting comments involving the topic of counterfeiting. The USPTO has indicated in the Notice that it is “working across government and with the private sector to address counterfeiting.” The roundtable is scheduled to take place on […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to Contract Management’s World Congress 2025

Per the Contract Management Association, the Association’s World Congress 2025 is set to open with a panel of invited keynote speakers who are leading the charge on overhauling acquisition policy, from rewriting the Federal Acquisition Regulations to driving strategies like OneGov. These are the decision-makers shaping what is next. If you are implementing policy, driving […]

Petitions for Cancellation of An Active Trademark Registration Can Now Be Done Via The TTAB Center

The United States Patent and Trademark Office announces a new option for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (also referred to as the “TTAB”) petitioners to file a petition for cancellation via the Office’s new system, the TTAB Center, in order to initiate a cancellation proceeding. A “cancellation proceeding” is a TTAB proceeding in which a […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Received An Invitation For Inclusion in Who’s Who in America

Donika Pentcheva has received an invitation to be included in America’s preeminent biographical publisher since 1898: Who’s Who in America. For over 125 years, Who’s Who in America has been the best-known and most trusted biographical resource on America’s most accomplished individuals since 1898. Individuals are selected based upon current position, and usually with information […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Received “America’s Most Honored Lawyers” Award For The Year 2025

Donika Pentcheva has been recognized as one of “America’s Most Honored Lawyers” for the year 2025.

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Cordially Invited to An Event At Her Alma Mater

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to an event at her alma mater. The event is focused solely on intellectual property law. Also, it is pretty amazing that one of Donika Pentcheva’s classmates from her alma mater is now the Commissioner of The American Association of Professional Baseball, as shown by the signature on the official […]

What does Easter mean to you?

Please feel free to share in the comments below what Easter may mean to you! On April 19, 2025, while walking into the Mall of America, a complete stranger handed me the following card with money: Happy Easter!

The United States Department of Energy Repeals The Definition of A Showerhead

As part of its implementation of an Executive order, the United States Department of Energy repeals the definition of a showerhead. According to the notice, this final rule withdraws the current definition of showerhead; it does not amend the reporting requirement. The effective date of this rule is May 15, 2025. To obtain the full […]