The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The TTAB is empowered to determine the right to register a trademark. It has no authority to determine the right to use one, nor broader questions of infringement, unfair competition, damages or injunctive relief. The TTAB decides '' ex parte'' appeals from decisions by USPTO Examiners denying registration of marks, and inter partes proceedings challenging the registration of marks. Decisions of the TTAB may be appealed to a United States district court, or to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Practices and procedures for litigating before the TTAB are governed by the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP) is a manual published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for use by litigants before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. It provides basic information generally ...

(TBMP) is an important guide to practice before the TTAB.

Judges of the TTAB

The Administrative Trademark Judges of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) are appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the director of the USPTO. Each appeal and adversarial proceeding is heard and decided by at least three judges of the TTAB. There are currently twenty-five judges sitting at the TTAB (as of September 2022), as follows:

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The TTABlog – ''Keeping Tabs on the TTAB''
(Blog by John L. Welch, a Harvard-educated intellectual property attorney and frequent lecturer on TTAB practices and procedures) {{Authority control United States trademark law Article I tribunals United States Patent and Trademark Office Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing

Judges of the TTAB

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