A trademark application must include a list of goods and services to be associated with the trademark. The United States and Trademark Office publishes a list of acceptable verbiage for the description of goods and services. You can use that list but oftentimes, you want to develop a goods and services description that is a bit more robust. How to craft a basic list of goods … [Read more...]
Trademark Application Process
The trademark application process is a two step process including a trademark searching step to find others that might already be using a similar trademark and then filing a trademark application step to secure trademark rights in the proposed mark.
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Trademarks: Standard Character Mark versus Design Mark
A trademark application can be sought to protect the standard character mark or the design elements of the trademark. In general, you ought to seek trademark protection for the standard character mark first before you seek protection for the design elements of your trademark (i.e., design mark). What is a design mark? A design mark refers to the design elements of your … [Read more...]
How to conduct a trademark search?
After you pick your trademark to use in your business, you should conduct a trademark search. The trademark search tries to find other marks that are similar to the mark you plan on using. Why should you conduct a trademark search? Failure to conduct a trademark search could cost you tens of thousands of dollars. If you've already committed to your mark, you would have … [Read more...]
How to expedite your trademark registration?
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Trademark registration on the supplemental register: Pros and Cons
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Trademark Registration: common law, state and federal
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