trademark registration

What does a registration on the Supplemental Register mean? Did you know that there are actually two different USPTO registers on which you can obtain…

What is a Trademark Allowance Rate? With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? I have…

What is a trademark counterclaim? Is the best defense a strong offense? When it comes to TTAB oppositions and cancellations, it may make sense to…

How to Cancel a Registered Trademark As recently as a year ago, this article would have been written quite differently. A trademark cancellation filed with…

What is the difference between counterfeiting and trademark infringing? Is it fake? Whether or not a product is a counterfeit boils down to the degree…

How are trademark rights determined in the US? In the US, trademark rights are generally given to the first one to use a mark. Except…

Focus on What Matters Most In Filing Your Trademark Application For many businesses thinking of registering a trademark, cost is the biggest factor. It is…

Is it possible to register a trademark in the metaverse? Times are changing. What may have been unimaginable years ago has become a genuine concern…

What are smarter ways to respond to trademark Office Actions? Though you hate to see them, Office Actions are fairly common in USPTO trademark applications.…

Can you expedite a US trademark application? Under limited circumstances, it may be possible to speed up your trademark application. For most applicants, however, expediting…

When do you need to submit substitute specimens of use? If your trademark specimens of use have been rejected, then you know what I’m talking…

What happens when a trademark registration is not renewed? Trademark registrations have strict time periods for renewal. In trademark vocabulary, “renewing” a registered trademark is…