Category: Trademark

The federal trademark registration process involves multiple steps and potential hurdles. This flowchart walks you through each stage from search to registration.

Partial trademark assignments allow you to transfer rights for specific goods or services while retaining others. Here’s how they work and the risks involved.

You generally must use a trademark in commerce to register it — but intent-to-use applications allow you to file before sales begin. Here’s how.

Trademark licensing allows others to use your mark in exchange for royalties. Here’s everything businesses need to know about structuring a licensing deal.

The USPTO updated its trademark fee schedule in 2025. Here’s a breakdown of what changed, which fees increased, and how to plan your trademark budget.

Rapper T.I. and Tiny Harris won a $71 million verdict against MGA Entertainment in an NIL and trade dress case. Here are the key legal takeaways.

If you want to trademark your gamer tag, you need to identify the right trademark class. Here’s how classes work and which ones apply to gaming identities.

A trademark protects goods; a service mark protects services. Here’s how they differ, when each applies, and why the distinction matters for registration.

The cancellation of the jointly-owned SUPER HERO trademark offers important lessons about shared trademark ownership and the risks of joint registration.

Famous trademark status provides stronger legal protections against dilution. Here’s what courts look for and how to build a record of trademark fame.