Requests for Extensions of Time to File the Statement of Use  Section 1(d) of the Trademark Act requires that a statement of use be filed...

Provisional Patent Application Forms A provisional patent application allows you to file without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior...

TRADEMARK SCOPE OF PROTECTION A trademark is always connected to the specific goods or services sold to customers with that trademark. You can’t register a word,...

REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINT INVENTORSHIP The inventive entity for a particular application is based on some contribution to at least one of the claims made by...

I noticed that my application has been “REFERRED BY L&R FOR THIRD-LEVEL SECURITY REVIEW”. What does that mean? (SOURCE: USPTO.GOV) 35 USC 181 requires the...

An office action is an official letter sent by the USPTO. In it, an examining attorney lists any legal problems with your chosen trademark, as...

Is a trademark application right for you? Trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names, and business name registrations all differ, so it is important to learn whether...

According to the law, the inventor, or a person to whom the inventor has assigned or is under an obligation to assign the invention, may...

The length of copyright protection depends on when a work was created. Under the current law, works created on or after January 1, 1978, have...

FEATURES Provides simplified filing with a lower initial investment with 12 months to assess the invention’s commercial potential before committing to higher cost of filing...

Trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect different types of intellectual property. A trademark typically protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A copyright...

Is your trademark federally registrable? Can you properly identify your goods or services? Can you identify the proper filing basis for your application?  If you’re...