
Federal registration provides several advantages, including giving you a legal presumption of ownership and exclusive rights to use the mark nationwide in connection with your goods or services. It also gives you the right to bring a federal suit against anyone who may be infringing on your mark, and allows you to use the coveted ® symbol.
What can I Trademark?
What can I NOT Trademark?
A creative work such as a book, film, song, or theatrical performance is generally protected by a copyright. An invention, mechanical device, business method, or process is generally protected by a utility patent. An idea itself can’t be protected, though it may be eligible for a copyright or patent once it’s manifest in tangible form.
Trademark Registration
- Flat Pricing $129 + $275 Federal Filing Fee
- Unlimited Support – Phone, Chat, Email
- Allows use of ® symbol
- Complete Professional Trademark Search
- Expert Review
- Fast Processing
How it works:
1. Complete our online form
2. We file the documents
3. Receive Trademark
A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods.
In short, a trademark is a brand name. For example, some of the well-known trademarks include Coca-Cola for soft drinks, Yahoo! for Internet Search Engine, Kodak for film, and Rolex for watches.
A service mark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce, to identify and distinguish the services of one provider from services provided by others, and to indicate the source of the services.
What are the benefits of federal trademark registration?
1. Constructive notice nationwide of the trademark owner’s claim.
2. Evidence of ownership of the trademark.
3. Jurisdiction of federal courts may be invoked.
4. Registration can be used as a basis for obtaining registration in foreign countries.
5. Registration may be filed with U.S. Customs Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods.
No. However, if you are a qualified owner of a trademark application pending before the USPTO, or of a registration issued by the USPTO, you may seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application, called an “international application,” with the International Bureau of the World Property Intellectual Organization, through the USPTO. For more information about the Madrid Protocol, click here.
Also, certain countries recognize a United States registration as a basis for filing an application to register a mark in those countries under international treaties. See TMEP Chapter 1000 for further information. The laws of each country regarding registration must be consulted.
You may receive an office action letter from the USPTO which will let you know why an application is rejected. We provide unlimited support in regards to this and can advise you on your action but we cannot guarantee your application will be accepted.
In most cases you will need to choose a new name or fill in some missing information. However, we will research on your behalf and let you know if your application is likely to be rejected and will continue to work with you to resolve the issue within reason.
Other companies charge hundreds of dollars more just to help you with an office action. We will provide you with unlimited help and support via phone, live chat and email regarding your application and any potential rejection to the best of our knowledge.
Decide on a mark to identify a product or service. For example, some of the well-known trademark names today include Microsoft® for software, Kodak® for film, and Rolex® for watches.
Complete an online Trademark Application Form to initiate the trademark process.
After receiving your finished online application, we’ll conduct a search, review your application for accuracy, and prepare your application documents.
We’ll send you via email the prepared electronic trademark application documents for your required signature and final approval.
Once the U.S. Trademark Office receives your application, they will send you a receipt and assign the application a serial number.
About three months after filing date, an examining trademark attorney will review your application and decide whether to grant you the mark, or request additional information from the applicant. The examining attorney may request more information to clarify certain parts of the mark and/or description language. If the examining attorney has questions, objections or recommended changes then you will receive an Office Action letter. The applicant must respond to any objections within six months of the mailing date of the letter or the application will be abandoned.
If there are no objections, then the examining attorney will approve the mark. If your application is based on intent to use, you will need to submit a formal statement that you have begun to use the mark in commerce before an official certificate will be issued.
The mark will then be published in the Official Gazette to allow anyone to oppose your mark if he or she believes that they will be damaged by the mark registration. If no opposition if filed within the time specified by Section 13(a) of the Statue or by rules 2.101 or 1.102 of the Trademark Rules, the Commissioner of the Patents and Trademarks will issue a Certificate of Registration.
Upon receiving a Certificate of Registration, you can begin to use the cherished ® federal trademark symbol on your mark.
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