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Trademark Examination

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Do I Have to Offer My Services in Multiple States to Get a Federal Trademark Registration?

by Clifford D. Hyra on May 28, 2010

As discussed in this post, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will not register your trademark until you begin using it in commerce. For a trademark used in connection with services (a service mark), “use in commerce” require both that you have displayed your trademark in the advertisement of your services and that you [...]

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 2, Madrid Applications)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 10, 2009

In Part 1, you learned that you can register your trademark in foreign country by submitting individual applications in each country desired under the rules of that country. In Part 2, you will learn about a less expensive and time-consuming way of achieving the same coverage by utilizing the Madrid System, a set of international [...]

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The Complete Lifecycle of a Trademark Registration: From Application to Examination to Post-Registration Filings

by Clifford D. Hyra on June 24, 2009

Are you interested in registering your trademark or service mark? Want to know a little about how the process works? Here is an overview of the registration process, from the initial search and application through allowance, registration, and post-registration procedures.
Initial Steps
The first step towards registering your trademark is determining what the trademark consists of and [...]

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