Trademark Registration

How should you file your trademark application? A word mark refers to the type of trademark that can be registered without any graphic design or…

Is an international company required to use a US attorney for US trademark applications? Yes, the USPTO requires all international companies (i.e., domiciled in a…

What kinds of trademark clothing specimens are acceptable? An acceptable specimen of use for trademark application covering clothing items can be especially tricky. USPTO trademark…

What makes trademark web specimens tricky? Nowadays, it would seem unusual if a company does not sell any of its goods online. Sure, certain big…

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…

Can you register a misspelled trademark? Misspelled words can become registered trademarks, but not necessarily because of the misspelling. USPTO trademark examining attorneys will look…

How do you trademark a name or a word? If you want to obtain a US trademark registration for a business or product name, you…

What is a design mark application? If you were asked to conjure up the first trademark that comes to mind, what would you see? A…

What is a request to divide a trademark application? We tend to think of trademark applications as “all or nothing.” In particular, we think of…

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…

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.…

Dead or live marks on USPTO trademark database Anyone can search trademarks on the USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Search System, or TESS for short. The status…