What is a use-based trademark application? A trademark application must always identify whether the mark has already been used on the goods or services. One…
What comes first: filing trademark or launching product? The US trademark registration system is different from the rest of the world. With a few exceptions,…
Trademark Office approval not required before using ITU mark There is no legal requirement to wait for USPTO approval of your Intent-To-Use application before you…
Why do trademark specimens get rejected? Back in the old days when paper trademark applications were filed via snail mail, original specimens of use were…
What is a trademark registration basis? A trademark registration basis provides the reason for why your mark should be registered. There are only two bases…
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…
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,…
What is an Intent-To-Use application? To register a trademark, you normally have to use the mark. Registration generally requires use in commerce by selling goods…