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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that decides legal disputes involving trademark registrations. If you’ve ever had a trademark application refused after an office action, wanted to challenge someone else’s trademark, or needed to defend your own trademark registration, the TTAB […]

What is the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)?

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(last updated January 13, 2026) You may be searching for information on whether you should pay a copyright demand letter from Higbee and Associates. Or, perhaps, you may have found your way here through our other article on the Higbee and Associates/ Picrights duo that is haunting the inboxes of business owners everywhere. Either way, […]

Higbee and Associates Copyright Letters: Should I pay it?

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TikTok sensation Jools LeBron went viral when her phrase “Very Demure, Very Mindful” took off, garnering her millions of followers. However, her celebration was interrupted when Jefferson Bates filed to register her now-famous phrase. In a tearful post, Jools despaired over the fact that someone else had filed an application for her signature phrase (and […]

A Not-So-Demure Trademark Problem and Jools Trademark: How Prior-Filed Trademark Applications Affect Your Rights

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Is Picrights a Scam? Is Higbee and Associates a Scam?

Is PicRights A Scam? Are Higbee & Associates Emails a Scam?

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Exciting News! Caroline has joined as a partner at Way Law, PLLC.  All scheduling and consultations will be completed through her Way Law email. Please update all information to caroline [at] waylaw.com.