Tag: trademark registration

Now that you are an owner of a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, there are few things you should know about how to best protect your new property. In this article, we’ll discuss three of the ways in which you can protect your trademark. Trademark Monitoring Trademark owners have a […]

Brand protection is an important consideration for any business and it holds true for crowdfunding portals. Just like having strong terms of use and privacy policies, trademark registration for crowdfunding portals is an important step in protecting a business. Crowdfunding portals are often designed to raise money for specific niche projects or, many times, social […]

Many family businesses carry the family name. The family name comes to serve as a symbol of trust and recognition. But can you obtain federal trademark registration of your family name? Many businesses that apply for trademark registration will receive an Office Action refusing to register a mark because it is “merely a surname” under […]

The majority of Office Actions issued refuse to register marks under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act based on a likelihood of confusion with a registered mark. Here, the examining attorney may refuse to register a mark it determines so resembles a registered mark that is likely to cause confusion, mistake, or to deceive. The […]

The Lanham Act, the federal law governing trademarks, specifically prohibits the registration of trademarks that fall into a number of categories. For example, Section 2(e) lists the following types of marks that are precluded from registration: Marks that are merely descriptive of the goods or services offered under the marks; Marks that are primarily geographically […]

Trademark registration is a valuable asset and when companies invest in securing federal trademark registration, they want to obtain a full registration of the exact mark submitted. But many times businesses attempting to register a trademark and are meet with an Office Action requiring that certain components of the mark be disclaimed. In most cases […]