Trademark Registration

How to Renew a Trademark Registration

How do you renew a trademark registration? Unlike patents which expire on a definite date, the term of a trademark registration may continue indefinitely as…

Not trademarkable: What can’t be trademarked?

What is trademarkable? To be trademarkable means that a word or phrase is capable of trademark registration. That is to say, a mark must meet…

Trademark Office Action: What Successful Arguments Against Refusal Look Like

What is a trademark Office Action? When you apply to register a trademark with the USPTO, your trademark application will be assigned to a trademark…

When Should You Request An Extension of Time for Filing a Statement of Use?

When do you have to submit evidence of trademark use? In an Intent-To-Use (ITU) trademark application, you have six months from the Notice of Allowance…

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

Will your US trademark application be based on a foreign trademark application or registration? A US trademark application may be filed for the same mark…

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,…

Trademark Application Process and Cost

How to Register Your Brand Before Competitors Do If you are selling a product or service, your trademark is often one of the most valuable…

What is a trademark knockout search?

How do we identify the risk of your trademark being rejected for being too similar? A trademark knockout search generally refers to a pre-filing search…

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…

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