Trademark, Copyright & IP Filing Watch

Why this is recommended

A trademark fee that rises $100 per class on a date, a scam invoice for $1,500 that looks official, a copyright group registration that covers a year of photos for one fee, or a rule that lets a solo filer skip a $2,000 lawyer step each pay the membership on the first filing.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

Every creator, brand and small business with a name, a logo, a course, a song or a product worth protecting, and anyone who just got a fake renewal invoice.

When it runs

USPTO and the Copyright Office publish fee and rule changes early in the week with effective dates months out

Scope

USPTO trademark and patent fees, filing rules, deadlines, examination changes, opposition and cancellation procedures, and scam alerts; Copyright Office fees, registration options, group registration, AI authorship guidance and recordation; DMCA, takedown and counter-notice rules; Madrid Protocol and PCT changes for US applicants; small entity, micro entity and pro bono programs; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and court rulings affecting small filers; domain and social handle disputes

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USPTO trademark and patent fee changes, filing rule and deadline changes, Copyright Office registration fee, group registration and AI authorship guidance, DMCA and takedown rule changes, trademark scam and fake invoice alerts, opposition and cancellation rule changes, international filing changes for US applicants, small entity and pro bono programs and court rulings that change what a small creator can protect, with the office or rule first and the effect on a first-time filer.

Track intellectual property filing for US creators and small businesses. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: USPTO trademark and patent fee changes, filing rule changes, deadline changes, examination and specimen requirement changes and opposition or cancellation procedure changes with effective dates; USPTO alerts about scam invoices and unauthorized filing services; Copyright Office fee, registration, group registration, AI authorship and recordation changes; DMCA, takedown and counter-notice rule changes; Madrid Protocol and PCT changes affecting US applicants; small entity, micro entity and pro bono program changes; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and appellate rulings that change what a small filer can protect; and domain and social handle dispute rule changes. Prefer USPTO, the Copyright Office, the Federal Register, WIPO, court documents and established IP reporting; ignore filing-service marketing, and never give individual legal advice. Put the office or rule first in the title with the fee or date and the effect on a first-time filer. Use high severity for a fee change taking effect within 90 days, an active scam alert, or a ruling affecting most small filers. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.