What Happens in a USPTO Post-Registration Trademark Audit?
A USPTO post-registration audit asks you to prove use for extra goods in your Section 8 declaration. Fail to respond and the whole registration is cancelled.
Tag: Trademark
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Trademark Expungement or Reexamination: Which Should You File?
Expungement removes goods a registered mark was never used for; reexamination targets use claimed on a date it did not exist. Timing decides which one fits.
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How Does an Intent-to-Use Trademark Application Work?
An intent-to-use application reserves your USPTO priority date before launch. Bona fide intent, the Notice of Allowance and the Statement of Use deadlines.
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Knockout Search vs Comprehensive Trademark Search
A knockout search screens obvious conflicts in the USPTO database. A comprehensive trademark search reaches state, common-law and web sources. When each fits.
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TM vs ® Symbol: Which One Can Your Brand Use?
TM can go next to any mark you claim, with no filing. The ® symbol is reserved for marks the USPTO has registered, and using it early can hurt you later.
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Should Your Company or You Personally Own the Trademark?
The USPTO applicant must be the party that controls the goods or services, and a filing in the wrong name is void. How founders and companies decide.