Registering a trademark provides several advantages, including public notice of your claim of ownership of the mark, a legal presumption of your ownership of the mark and your exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods/services listed in the registration.

It takes approximately 12 months, but does depend on factors such as the complexity of the application and any legal challenges. 

The mark must be distinctive, not generic or descriptive.

Yes, you must renew a registered trademark every ten years to show that that you are continuing to use the mark.

At least 12 years experience.

If you trademark is rejected in instances of our offices advising that your trademark is available to proceed, we will provide you with a refund of our fees. This refund will exclude the official filing fees as paid to the USPTO.

The fees paid to us include everything from the filing of the trademark up until and including registration including our professional fees and official filing fees.

Only in the unlikely instances of oppositions being filed which you a looking to defend against, or the trademark is rejected, and which rejection you would like overturned, would the initial fees paid not cover such actions. Such actions will be quoted for at that point in time.

More specifically, the fees include the following:

• Professional advice from our Attorneys in regard to the availability of your trademark in the USA;
• Professional advice from our Attorneys as to the best classes in which to register the mark in considering your branding strategy;
• Bespoke drafting by an Attorney of your Nice class specification to ensure that the registration covers your business operations accurately;
• Submission of your application to the USPTO;
• Any required correspondence with the USPTO prior to publication of the mark in the official journal;
• Passing on any relevant communications from the USPTO or a third party that relate to your mark during the opposition period;
• After the advertisement period, if there are no oppositions, and the trademark proceeds to registration, we will convey to you the digitial registration certificate.

• Responding to any official communications from the USPTO that you receive after publication of the mark on the official journal;
• Response and/or advice in regard to any communications, claims or oppositions you may receive from third-party rights holders after you instruct us;
• If you have issues with the registration of the mark as a result of third-party claims, we will be happy to advise and assist you. However, this will incur additional charges.

When filing a trademark it needs to be filed in one of more of 45 different classes, known as NICE classes. Which class you fall in depends on the products or services you offer. For example, if you run a restaurant you will fall into class 43, but if you run and advertising agency, you would fall into class 41.

If you order our Word & Logo trade mark filing service, we file two seperate trade marks for you. One in respect of your word(s) and the other in respect of your logo.

This can be done through legal actions such as cease and desist letters, negotiations, or filing a lawsuit.

An availability search helps identify existing marks to avoid potential conflicts and strengthens the likelihood of successful registration.