After filing a trademark application, you will have to wait several months for the Trademark Office to review your application. If the examining attorney reviewing your application sees a problem, they will issue an office action. Some of these issues can be easily addressed. However, some issues are nearly impossible to overcome. If you respond … Read more
Trademark rights in the United States are primarily based on use of the trademark. To establish trademark rights, you generally have to have “use in commerce” of your trademark with products and/or services. Once use is established, you can acquire common law trademark rights. However, these rights are relatively limited. Through federal trademark registration with the … Read more
Trademark law in the United States is unique in several ways. For example, you generally have to use your trademark in commerce before you can obtain a federal trademark registration. To show use, you will have to provide evidence called a trademark “specimen” to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as part of the application process. … Read more
Over the past few months, there have been more trademark scams than I can keep up with. These scam companies contact business owners to scare them about the status of their trademark rights. They tend to all use business names with “Trademark” in the name, such as Trademark Swift and Trademark Omega. The Trademark Peak … Read more
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