When you file a trademark application on an Intent To Use basis, there is an additional step to the process.  Before you get your trademark registration, you will need to show use of the mark in commerce in connection with all of the goods or services listed in your application.  This is done by submitting … Read more

When registering trademarks, new businesses often instinctively focus on their trademark logo.  That may be because more work goes into creating a logo.  You hire a graphic designer to make a logo, which often becomes the basis for the look and design of a website and other marketing tools.  Trademark logos can often be very … Read more

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office divides all products and services into 45 “classes.”  These trademark classes are purely administrative and do not affect the rights you receive with your federal trademark registration.  They contain all of the products and services that might be offered in connection with a trademark.  Since you will be required … Read more