by Angela Langlotz | Mar 16, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Cancellations, Trademark Monitoring, Trademark Opposition Proceedings, Trademarks |
How do I change my address with the Trademark Office? Well, not surprisingly, there is a form for that. It’s called the Change of Address or Representation form. And you can find that just by searching on the USPTO website at USPTO dot gov. There is a form that...
by Angela Langlotz | Mar 8, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Twice last week, I had people contacting me because they made this fatal mistake on their trademark application. When self-represented applicants file a trademark application, they very often make this fatal mistake. This mistake is not correctable in most cases, and...
by Angela Langlotz | Jan 26, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
A viewer asked me today, “If there is a trademark listed with the translation of the English name I want, but the service is different, i.e. beer and I want a service based mark. Would this be an issue?” Well, let’s talk about that now. We translate all...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 22, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Searches, Trademarks |
How close can I get to someone else’s trademark? Someone asked me that question this weekend and I am going to answer her question here. So here’s the question. I’ll read it. “I have a question regarding trademarking. I filed for a trademark...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 27, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
Do you have to trademark your company name and logo? Well, you don’t *have* to do anything you don’t want to do — it’s a free country, as we used to say in grade school — but if you want the exclusive right to use your company name as a...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 12, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Do I have to use my business name as a trademark? That’s a question that I get a lot, and I want to answer it here, just to dispel any confusion. People seem to be under the impression that if you have a business name, you necessarily need to use that business...
