Amazon Brand Registry: How to Register Your Trademark to Get IP Protection
Why Amazon Sellers Should Care About Amazon Brand Registry In order to ensure a smoother application process for Amazon Brand Registry, the most important thing…
Why register a foreign trademark?
Why register your trademark in a foreign country? While I’ve discussed how to file foreign trademark applications, let’s dig into the why question. IP rights…
How to Trademark A Product Feature or Component
Can you trademark a product feature, component or ingredient? Ever notice the packaging of a product touting a beneficial feature or some new technology? Perhaps,…
What is a trademark reexamination?
Trademark reexamination: A new way of attacking registrations Back in the old days, you had to file a TTAB cancellation in order to cancel a…
How To Avoid Trademark Confusion
What are similar trademarks? Maybe it’s just me, but it sure seems like the USPTO has become more aggressive in refusing registration of trademarks. The…
How To Choose A Trademark Attorney
Do you even need a trademark lawyer? Nowadays, there are so many options for filing a trademark application with the USPTO. Just like anything else…
What are Supplemental Register pros and cons?
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 my trademark allowance rate?
What does trademark allowance rate mean? With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? One way…
What is a crowded field of third party registrations?
Has your trademark application received a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection? So your trademark application has been refused registration on the basis that your…
How to Request a Trademark Extension For Office Action
What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? When you’ve practiced trademark law long enough, you take certain things for granted. Things…
What is a house mark?
What does house mark mean? Normally, a trademark is tied to a particular product or service. You don’t register a trademark in a vacuum without…
What is a Section 1(a) Use-based Trademark Application? How to Apply Based on Actual Use
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…