Trademark Search

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Beginners Guide on How to Do a Trademark Search Learn how to do a trademark search so others don't already own a tradema...6 min read

How to Search the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) The Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) is a free, searchable elec...4 min read

How to Do an International Trademark Search International trademarks are used by international businesses. The Madri...5 min read

Trademark Search

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Beginners Guide on How to Do a Trademark Search Learn how to do a trademark search so others don't already own a tradema...6 min read
How to Search the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) The Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) is a free, searchable elec...4 min read
How to Do an International Trademark Search International trademarks are used by international businesses. The Madri...5 min read

How to Do a Common Law Trademark Search Common law trademark search is the most comprehensive trademark search. ...7 min read
What Can Be Trademarked? Things that can be trademarked include a phrase, word, symbol, device, o...6 min read

Trademark Checklist for Filing and Maintaining a Trademark A trademark checklist starts with developing a trademark. Then, you need...6 min read
How Much Does a Trademark Cost? Trademark cost refers to the fees involved with registering for a federa...9 min read
What Are the Fees for a Trademark? Trademark Fees are the costs to legally register a trademark. Knowing th...4 min read
How Much Does a Trademark Lawyer Cost A trademark lawyer costs around $1,000-$2,000 for the general trademark ...16 min read
How to Determine Trademark Infringement Trademark infringement is the unauthorized and illegal use of a trademar...6 min read

Definitions

Trademark Symbol There are two main trademark symbols ™ and ® that promote a piece of int...10 min read
Cybersquatting Cybersquatting involves buying website domains, especially those of well...7 min read
Lanham Act The Lanham Act created a national trademark registration system. Enacted...8 min read
Service Mark A service mark is a designation that indicates the provider of a service...6 min read
Madrid Protocol The Madrid Protocol is a treaty that gives U.S.-based corporations a wor...7 min read
Trade Dress Trade dress covers all elements that make up the overall image of a prod...16 min read
Trademark Trial And Appeal Board The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is the administrative arm of the Un...6 min read
Collective Mark A collective mark is a trademark used by members of a collective to indi...6 min read
Community Trademark A Community Trademark is a registered trademark that protects your brand...7 min read
Common Law Trademark A common law trademark is a type of infringement protection for intellec...9 min read
Generic Trademark Generic trademarks are common terms used to name products or services, f...6 min read
Likelihood Of Confusion Likelihood of confusion is a part of a proving trademark infringement. I...7 min read

Descriptive Trademark A descriptive trademark identifies one or more characteristics of a prod...7 min read
Supplemental Register The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Supplemental Register is ...5 min read
Trademark Class 9 Trademark Class 9 classifies trademarks in nautical, scientific, surveyi...11 min read
Trademark Class 25 Trademark Class 25 includes most types of clothing, footwear, and headge...10 min read
Trademark Class 35 Trademark Class 35 includes advertising and business services like adver...11 min read
Trademark Class 41 Class 41 is one of the 45 classes used by the United States Patent and T...6 min read
Trademark Class 42 Trademark Class 42 is a trademark class used by the United States Patent...6 min read
Trademark Disclaimer A trademark disclaimer is a statement placed in a trademark application ...3 min read
Dead Trademark A dead trademark is a trademark that was once registered or applied for ...7 min read
Fanciful Trademark Fanciful trademarks are made-up terms invented just to funcation as a tr...6 min read
Arbitrary Trademark An arbitrary trademark is a word or image that already exists, but it ha...5 min read
Suggestive Trademark A suggestive trademark is a distinctive, mark which does not describe a ...9 min read

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