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**Disclaimer:**
Trademark Station does not operate as a law firm. No information on our website is to be used as legal advice. Each situation can be affected by individual circumstances. We do not guarantee the approval of the USPTO, that the trademark will be protected from infringement or that any ensuing litigation will lead to a desirable outcome.
A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. Overall, a trademark is a protection of identification.
A few examples include: Apple for laptops, Sprite for soft drinks or Adidas for shoes.
A Service Mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to, to identify and distinguish the services of a provider from the services of other providers.
A Good is any physical product that can be touched, used, worn or owned.
A Service is any action or task provided for the consumer. Services include activities such as dry cleaning, legal services or banking, for example.
A Patent generally protects the functionality and design of an invention. It provides the owner with exclusive rights to manufacture goods or services for 20 years from the stated Patent application filing date.
A Copyright will generally protect an artist's work. Common items to be copyrighted include; books, photographs, art, movies and music.
A Common Law Trademark is whenever someone uses a company name, logo or slogan in the marketplace, even when the mark itself is not registered.
A Specimen is a real-world example of how exactly the trademark is used with a good or service. Some examples of appropriate specimens include; tags, product packaging or advertisements for services.
An Intent to Use Application can serve essentially as a company’s “placeholder” in line and validates its application. A Statement of Use needs to be submitted within 6 months of registering an intent to use trademark. If more time is needed, a maximum of 5 (6-month long) extensions are available to be requested with good cause.
A Statement of Use Application is filed to alert the USPTO that the trademark is being used. This activates the mark, following the submission of the Intent to Use Application.
The term "Use" relates to use in commerce. A Trademark that has not yet been used on products or services, but will be in the future is in "Intent to Use" status. When the Trademark becomes "Active" and being used in business a specimen can prove active use of the Trademark.
Any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person's goods or services, or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization.
A word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce, by members of the associated organization. Symbols associated with membership in a group or organization.
When a group of words is used to describe a mark, the USPTO may attempt to claim some of the individual generic or descriptive terms. Failure to disclaim the portion of requested mark may result in rejection of the application. There is an ability to fight the request to disclaim. Consider seeking legal counsel if choosing to do so.
After a trademark passes 5 years of continued use, the Declaration of Incontestability can be filed which provides further protection under trademark law. This prevents others from challenging various aspects of a trademark.
The USPTO may notify an applicant using an Office Action Letter if their mark needs to be filed in this form. Some instances that may require filing under this form are if the mark is descriptive, a surname or a geographic location.
TM, SM and ® are a method to display that the user is claiming trademark rights. TM and SM do not require filing with the Federal Registration to use. The ® symbol can only be used if filed.
A drawing is a visual representation on a page that displays the trademark. For applications for a mark that is actively being used, the drawing must show how it is used.
An abandoned trademark is one that is no longer pending processing by the USPTO and has either been denied or had an Office Action Letter sent out, that was not responded to by the deadline.
Yes. An abandoned trademark can be revived using the Petition to Revive within 2 months of the Notice of Abandonment being issued.
A Trademark Search is done to find other marks with similar pronunciation, spelling or appearance. A search is not required, but is a helpful tool to avoid easily discoverable duplications of other active trademarks.
The Common Law Search is a search for records outside of the federal register and pending mark applications. The purpose of this search is to find marks being used that have not been filed with the USPTO.
- The mark that will be used
- Owner's/Applicant's legal name and address
- Applicant's type of legal entity
- LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, etc.
- Name and address of individual for correspondence
- A drawing of the Trademark
- The category and class(s) of your good(s)/service
- More than one class may be selected, however the more selected the more you will need to pay
- A description of your good(s)/service
- A list of goods/services to be covered by the application
- Date mark first used in commerce + date mark shared anywhere
- A copy of a specimen
- If a copy of the specimen is not available at the time of filing, Trademark Station will send an email reminder
The USPTO filing fee is $350 per application, this remains the same regardless of filing methods. This fee is collected by Trademark Station, following our search, and provided to the USPTO once the application is signed and filed.
Any order is eligible for a refund up until the application is filed with the USPTO. Once the USPTO collects the filing fee it is non-refundable. Orders that our team has already begun reviewing and processing, will be subject to a cancellation fee of $50.
Any order is eligible for a refund up until the application is filed with the USPTO. Once the USPTO collects the filing fee it is non-refundable. Orders that our team has already begun reviewing and processing, will be subject to a cancellation fee of $50.
The length of time for processing can vary. Per the USPTO, the application will begin to be reviewed in around 3 months time. The review itself takes approximately 1 month to complete. If reviewed and deemed acceptable, the USPTO will publish the mark in the Official Gazette in order to screen for any public challenges to the trademark. Once 30 days have passed and there are no challenges to the mark, it is prepared for registration which generally takes 3 months.
Yes. There are fees involved with changes, they are dependent on how far along the trademark is in the process. If a change is needed after the mark has been published to the Official Gazette, a Post-Publication Amendment will need to be filed. Drastic changes to the trademark itself may require filing a new application instead, along with separate filings fees.
- Likelihood of Confusion
- Merely Descriptive and Deceptively Misdescriptive
- Geographically Descriptive and Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive
- Ornamentation
- Surname
A good description is short, at least two words but no longer than a sentence. It is important that it is specific, but not too descriptive or vague. The description cannot be the category/class of the mark.
Common law rights are limited to the geographic location where the mark is used. Registered trademarks are protected nationwide and provide constructive notice of the owner’s claim to the mark as evidence of ownership. Registered trademarks can also file for registration with the U.S. Customs Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods.
Whoever first uses the trademark in commerce or has filed an Intent to Use Application.
Registration of the company name protects the word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce, distinguishing it from other companies. Trademarking a logo protects the appearance of the logo itself, specifically the design. Logos are able to be trademarked however not required. If a logo is to be registered it will need to be done so additionally, with its own processing fees.
USPTO Master List Search: https://idm-tmng.uspto.gov/id-master-list-public.html