Trademark Registration

How To Register a Trademark

How do you register a trademark successfully? Anyone can file a trademark application with the USPTO. You might have filed one yourself. The challenge is…

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…

83% Trademark Allowance Rate and Over 600 Registered Trademarks

How We Obtained 600+ Trademark Registrations With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? I have…

Weak Mark: What is a crowded field of trademarks?

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…

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