Tag: trademark registration

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? The short answer is probably not unless you have a really good excuse. While it’s not impossible, bumping…

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…

What will be the name of your product? Choosing a trademark for your product can be more challenging than it seems. You may have already…

What is a generic mark? A generic mark is a word understood by the public as the common term for a product or service. For…

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,…

Can you have too many goods or services in a US trademark application? Most foreign countries do not require use of the trademark for registration.…