TEAS Updated to Implement the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

On December 18, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office updated the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and other IT systems to implement the provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) that went into effect on that date. As part of these updates, a new Petition for Expungement or Reexamination form is now available in TEAS. To learn more about this federal trademark law change, visit the TMA page on the USPTO website.