The term of a federal trademark is 10 years, with 10-year renewal terms. However, the USPTO requires that between the fifth and sixth year after the date of registration, the registrant must file an affidavit stating that the mark is still in use.
A slogan is a type of phrase and is defined as a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion. It can also be defined as a and “a catch phrase used to advertise a product. A registrable slogan is one that is used in a trademark sense and functions as a trademark or service mark on…
The United States Code provides that the owners of all utility and reissue utility patents filed on or after December 12, 1980 must pay maintenance fees to keep the patents. Maintenance fees are not required for design, plant patent, or statutory invention registrations. Maintenance fees and any necessary surcharges may be paid by the patentee…
Step 1: Choose a Strong Mark. Step 2: Choose a Mark That Isn’t Confusingly Similar to Another Mark. Step 3: Begin Using Your Mark in Commerce As Soon as Possible. Step 4: Submit a Complete and Accurate Trademark Application. Step 5: If You Receive an Office Action, Respond Promptly and Thoroughly.
You company logo helps to identify your goods and service. This is the most important method of distinguishing your brand from other companies. Please give us a call to help you protect your logo by registering it a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A standard character mark protects letters or numbers that are…
Before we submit your trademark application, we search for trademarks that have already been registered or applied for. The trademark can be similar to your trademark, used on related products or for related services, and a live trademark registration. A trademark that meets all three criteria will prevent your trademark from being registered because it…
The United States Code provides that a product that has been present in the public domain for more than 12 months is no longer patentable. The 12 month anniversary establishes a statutory bar against patentability; you have 12 months from the date that you first made it public to file your patent application. A patent…
Abandoned patent applications are no longer pending and therefore cannot mature into a registered patent. The application would have abandoned if an inventor failed to respond to an office action that was issued by the USPTO. Responses to office action must be received in the USPTO within six months from the mail date of the…
There are various types of patents that inventors should be aware: UTILITY PATENTS There are two types of utility and plant patent applications: provisional and nonprovisional. A provisional application is a quick and inexpensive way for inventors to establish a U.S. filing date for their invention, which can be claimed in a later-filed nonprovisional application….
