Trademark Registration

When is it OK to refer to someone else’s trademark? Trademark law allows for third parties to refer to use terms in certain situations without…

Who owns the trademark? It’s not uncommon for first-time trademark applicants to raise questions concerning ownership of the trademark. A trademark owner must be identified…

What is the purpose of a trademark? A trademark serves to indicate the source of goods or services (for simplicity, I’ll refer to both goods…

Do trademark registrations expire? Trademarks differ from patents in at least one critical way. Patents must expire. Trademark registrations can last indefinitely if they are…

How long does a trademark registration take? Many variables can prolong the US trademark application process. Generally, the fastest path to a registration would be…

What is a primarily geographically descriptive trademark? If you apply for a trademark that contains a geographic location, there is a risk that your application…

How do you renew a trademark registration? Unlike patents which expire on a definite date, the term of a trademark registration may continue indefinitely as…

What is trademarkable? To be trademarkable means that a word or phrase is capable of trademark registration. That is to say, a mark must meet…

What is a trademark Office Action? When you apply to register a trademark with the USPTO, your trademark application will be assigned to a trademark…

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 the cost to file a trademark application? The initial filing cost of a trademark application depends primarily on the attorney’s fee for filing.…

Will your US trademark application be based on a foreign trademark application or registration? A US trademark application may be filed for the same mark…