Tag: trademark application

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…

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.…

What exactly is the applied-for mark in your trademark application? One of the most common errors in a trademark application is a mismatch between the…

Why does an early trademark filing date matter? US trademark law generally regards the first trademark user, and not the filer, as the rightful owner.…

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 are the new USPTO trademark filing rules in 2020? Starting Feb. 15, 2020, certain mandatory requirements for trademark filings will take effect. These changes…

How to develop a trademark strategy that will improve chances of registering your mark A successful trademark registration will depend a great deal upon the…

What information do you need to provide for us to file your trademark application? Since we get these questions all the time, we thought it…

What does the TM symbol mean? The TM symbol placed next to a mark is meant to put the public on notice that the owner…

What is a trademark Notice of Publication? A Notice of Publication in a trademark application is good news for the applicant. It means that the…

Use or file trademark first? You do not have to apply for a trademark prior to using it. In most cases, trademark rights in the…

What is use in commerce? To establish trademark rights in the US, a trademark owner generally must be the first to use a mark in…