Cost of Renewing a Federal Trademark

Trademark registration serves an important function for large and small businesses alike. But, the cost of trademark registration can be an important consideration for smaller businesses. While Revision Legal provides up-front transparency in our flat fee registration packages, a question often arises regarding the costs of renewing a federal trademark. Below is a summary of… READ MORE

Federal Government to Begin Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods and Piracy

Following the signing of the first round of a new trade deal with China in mid-January 2020, the Federal government announced plans to begin cracking down on the sale of counterfeit and pirated merchandise on web-based retail platforms. See CNBC News report here. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a 54-page report detailing the… READ MORE

Five Reasons to Register Your Self-Employed Brand as a Trademark

Trademarks and service marks are essential to every business. A trademark identifies your business as the exclusive commercial source of the goods and services you are providing. That is a significant advantage in a competitive marketplace. This applies with equal force to individuals who are self-employed, particularly those working from on-line platforms trying to build… READ MORE

ShopBase: A New Potential Avenue for Print on Demand Infringement

Everyone from artist and designers to brand owners and inventors know that protecting intellectual property rights on the internet can be an uphill battle. You may have finally figured out how to get Amazon to take down a listing that copied your product photos and then you have another infringer selling counterfeit products under your… READ MORE

Split Circuit: Nominative Use or Trademark Infringement?

What is Nominative Use? What is nominative use? When most people need to blow their nose they will ask for a Kleenex. Most people do not realize that what they are actually asking for is a certain brand of face tissue. However, many people equate Kleenex with all face tissue regardless of the brand. This… READ MORE

Among the most frequently asked questions that we receive at Revision Legal is, “What are the benefits of trademark registration?” Trademark registration provides a mark owner with numerous benefits, the most important of which are: Federal priority over all others to use the trademarked term in commerce in association with the sale of goods or services; A… READ MORE

Clients often ask us whether they should file an intent to use trademark application or whether they should simply wait until they have used their trademark in commerce before filing a trademark application. Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act allows a person to file a trademark application prior to using the mark in commerce. In… READ MORE

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) has jurisdiction over four types of inter partes (“between the parties”) proceedings: oppositions, cancellations, interferences, and concurrent use proceedings.   If a party believes that he/she will be damaged by the registration of a mark, they can file an opposition. An opposition is a proceeding in which the… READ MORE

Selecting a name for your product, service, or company is a difficult process. You want to send the right message and convey an intangible aspect of your business to potential consumers. You want the name to reflect your corporate values and mission. And you want to be creative and stand out. Many time businesses look… READ MORE

Revision Legal’s trademark registration attorneys are experts at trademark registration. Our trademark lawyers have handled trademark registration matters from companies ranging from startups to established brands. Our trademark registration attorneys will help you: Perform a trademark clearance to determine whether any marks may prevent against the successful registration of your trademark; Identify the appropriate class… READ MORE