# The Wire

> Trademark news from the USPTO, the courts and the press, linked at the source, with a line on why it matters.

- [Northern District of Texas grants less than 7% of trademark TRO requests, WTR data shows](https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/northern-texas-grants-less-7-of-trademark-tro-requests) (2026-10-20)
- [USPTO says more than 25,000 applicants have used AI-generated mark descriptions in Trademark Center](https://www.uspto.gov/subscription-center/2026/super-intelligence-powered-mark-description-generator-strong-start) (2026-10-19)
- [WIPO Madrid e-Filing replaces TEASi for international applications based on US filings](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/w/news/2026/uspto-makes-wipo-madrid-e-filing-the-default-option-for-filing-international-trademark-applications) (2026-10-01)
- [USPTO reports more than 100,000 unused goods and services canceled from registrations](https://www.uspto.gov/subscription-center/2026/celebrating-100k-unused-goods-and-services-canceled-trademark) (2026-09-30)
- [TTAB holds tribal sovereign immunity does not apply in Board inter partes proceedings](https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92063134-CAN-107.pdf) (2026-09-18)
- [United States files amicus brief supporting vacatur in RiseandShine v. PepsiCo](https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-1016.html) (2026-09-15)
- [USPTO final rule adopts Nice Classification 2027 class heading changes](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/26/2026-17437/international-trademark-classification-changes) (2026-08-26)
- [WTR analysis finds almost three in 10 US applications are filed by individuals](https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/uspto-data-reveals-thousands-of-trademark-filings-risk-wrong-name-ownership-trap) (2026-08-11)
- [Ninth Circuit vacates Bad Spaniels tarnishment injunction and orders judgment for VIP Products](https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2026/08/04/25-2027.pdf) (2026-08-04)
- [Jersey becomes a separate designation under the Madrid System](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/w/news/2026/procedural-changes-coming-up-for-jersey-uk) (2026-08-01)