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Trademark Registration

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Can I Revive or Reinstate My Trademark Registration If I Forget to Renew It?

by Clifford D. Hyra on February 25, 2010

Renewal of Trademark Registrations
A trademark registration expires after ten years. If you wish to keep your trademark registration active, you must file an Application for Renewal of your registration under § 9 (See TMEP § 1606 ) before the expiration of this ten year period.
The window for filing this Renewal opens one year before expiration [...]

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What if My New Trademark or Business Name is Already in Use?

by Clifford D. Hyra on January 27, 2010

So you have come up with a name for your new business or new product, and you love it. It is the perfect brand and trademark to propel your business to widespread success. But wisely, you have a trademark search conducted, and you find that you are not the first person to come up with [...]

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Trademark Basics for Businesses

by Clifford D. Hyra on November 13, 2009

I recently recorded the following video for Legal River concerning the basics of trademarks for business owners (and others!)

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 4, Madrid Applications Cont.)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 18, 2009

In Part 1, I introduced the concept of international trademark protection and the option of filing a separate trademark application in each country of interest. In Part 2, I introduced the Madrid System, whereby a single international trademark application can be filed for registration in a number of countries. In Part 3, I continued the [...]

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 3, Madrid Applications Cont.)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 14, 2009

In Part 1, I introduced the concept of international trademark protection and the option of filing a separate trademark application in each country of interest. In Part 2, I introduced the Madrid System, whereby a single international trademark application can be filed for registration in a number of countries.
In this post, Part 3, I will [...]

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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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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 1, Regular Applications)

by Clifford D. Hyra on July 31, 2009

Each country generally maintains its own trademark register. Registering your trademark gives you a number of benefits, but only within the country in which it is registered. If you intend to sell your product in multiple countries, you really need trademark protection in all of them.
Your first step should be applying to register your mark [...]

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