The USPTO welcomed the Partner Offices for the 2025 Midterm Meeting in La Jolla, California, on May 15-17, 2025. In addition to taking stock of progress of joint projects, TM5 had extensive discussions on pendency initiatives, quality measures and mediation services. Following the workshop held in the Western Balkans in January, the Partners agreed that Thailand will be the venue for the 2026 TM5 Bad Faith seminar. The Partners also published trademark statistical data for 2024 as well as ongoing enhancements to the TM5 website and outreach efforts.
Representatives of the five jurisdictions also gathered at the TM5 User Session where USPTO updated on recent changes to their fee structures, JPO and KIPO reported on the introduction of their consent system, CNIPA on their application intention commitment mechanism to reduce bad faith filings, and EUIPO noted the rising number of cases of its Mediation Center. The private sector celebrated with the Partner offices the 10th anniversary of the ID List and emphasised the importance of examination speed and quality.
Over 100 participants followed with interest the TM5/INTA Joint Workshop on the Acquired Distinctiveness of 3D Marks. At the Midterm Meeting, the Partners selected the topic of the 2026 Joint Workshop to focus on the comparison of composite marks in a likelihood of confusion analysis (tentative).
