Category: Trademark Registration

How much does a trademark application cost?

What is the cost to file a trademark application? The initial filing cost of a trademark application depends primarily on the attorney’s fee for filing.…

How to File a US Trademark Application Based on a Foreign Application or Registration

US trademark application based on a foreign trademark application or registration? An owner of a foreign trademark filing may apply for the same mark in…

What is a Statement of Use (SOU)? How to Show Use of an ITU Trademark Application

What is a Statement of Use? An Intent-To-Use (ITU) trademark application does not require any evidence of trademark use at the initial filing. In fact,…

How To Register Your Trademark: Filing Trademark Application Process and Cost

USPTO Trademark Application Process: What are the most important factors? Time and money. These are the two crucial factors in the trademark application process. How…

What is a trademark knockout search?

How do we identify the risk of likelihood of confusion rejections before filing a trademark application? A trademark knockout search generally refers to a pre-filing…

How to Prepare Acceptable Trademark Specimens of Use

What is a trademark specimen of use? In nearly all cases, a trademark must be tied to a particular product or service. Trademarks do not…

Intent-To-Use Trademark Application Problems: What can go wrong?

What are some Intent-To-Use trademark application problems? Intent-To-Use trademark applications are great. You get to file an application to register a trademark that you have…

How to register foreign trademark with non-English wording and non-Latin characters

Trademark with non-English wording or non-Latin characters Can you register a trademark with foreign characters? A US trademark application for foreign wording must contain an…

What documents must be filed in a US trademark application based on a Section 44(e) foreign registration?

What is a foreign registration filing basis? It is possible to file a US trademark application based on a foreign registration for the same mark.…

Can a single trademark application cover multiple trademarks?

Only one mark per application It should come as no surprise that one trademark application can cover only one mark. In other words, you may…

How to Respond to a Trademark Office Action

What is a trademark Office Action? A trademark Office Action is a letter issued by the USPTO examiner reviewing your trademark application. Actually, a USPTO…

Coexistence Agreement: a Cost-Effective Response to a Likelihood of Confusion Refusal?

What is a likelihood of confusion rejection? A rejection on the grounds of likelihood of confusion is basically a refusal to register your mark because…

Copyright © Vic Lin 2023