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Chief Administrative Trademark Judge: J. David Sams

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board hears and decides adversary proceedings involving:

  • oppositions to the registration of trademarks
  • petitions to cancel trademark registrations
  • proceedings involving applications for concurrent use registrations of trademarks.

The Board also decides appeals taken from the trademark examining attorneys' refusals to allow registration of trademarks.
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