When Can You File a Trademark Cancellation Proceeding?
A trademark cancellation proceeding can attack a registration on almost any ground in its first five years. After that, the list of grounds narrows sharply.
Tag: Trademark
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Should You Send a Trademark Cease and Desist Letter First?
A trademark cease and desist letter is cheap and often works, but it can invite a declaratory judgment suit or a counterattack on your own registration.
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How to Search for a Trademark Before You File
How to search for a trademark step by step: the USPTO database, sound-alikes and translations, state and common-law sources, and where a self-search stops.
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How Long Do You Have to Respond to a Trademark Office Action?
Most USPTO office actions must be answered within three months of the issue date, with one paid extension. What the deadline covers and what a missed one costs.
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What Makes a Trademark Strong Enough to Protect?
A strong trademark is one the USPTO will register and a court will enforce. The five levels of distinctiveness and why descriptive names cost more over time.
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Does Registering a Business Name Protect It as a Trademark?
No. Forming an LLC, filing a DBA or buying a domain reserves a name for one narrow purpose. Trademark rights come from use and a USPTO filing, not the state.