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April 24, 2013INTERVIEW WITH AN INVESTIGATOR
Trademark investigations are integral to the practice of trademark law. They allow trademark practitioners to learn information perhaps not otherwise publicly available about third party activities. Typical investigations include inquiries into whether a mark is still in use for purposes of abandonment, when a mark was first used in order to determine priority, and the nature and extent of use to help evaluate likelihood of confusion. But trademark investigators do much more, from staking out counterfeit operations to purchasing internet domain names. In this piece, reproduced with permission from BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 83 PTCJ 348, January 13, 2012, Peter Sloane interviews investigator Tony Yarborough of Robert Jackson & Associates of New York, New York. Copyright 2012 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033)
