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Last March the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rolled out a pilot program to expedite the cancellation of abandoned registrations.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s administrative law arm now randomly selects over half of all cancellation petitions that allege abandonment or nonuse as a claim. Participation is voluntary, but if the parties opt in, they can get a decision in about 50 days. They also enjoy streamlined discovery and a decision on summary judgment-style briefs.

Here’s how the TTAB describes the program:

“Under the pilot, the TTAB identifies newly-filed cancellation proceedings limited to abandonment or nonuse claims that may benefit by some form of the Board’s existing Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR) procedures.

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