by Angela Langlotz | Nov 13, 2024 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Office Actions, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Trademark registration can be a complex process, especially when it comes to ensuring that your mark is unique and not too similar to existing trademarks. Recently, Justin Bieber faced a significant hurdle in registering trademarks for his new clothing line,...
by Angela Langlotz | Sep 4, 2024 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Searches, Trademarks |
How Do I Conduct A Trademark Search? Before applying to register a trademark, it’s essential to search the trademark database to see if there are similar marks for similar goods and services. If in the USPTO trademark database there are already applied for or...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 1, 2021 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
What If I Am Using A Trademark But Can’t Prove It? If you’re using a trademark, but can’t prove your use, then you have two choices: Wait until you can prove use to apply based on your actual use of the trademark, or apply based on an intent to use...
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 31, 2019 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademarks |
Can I Register A Trademark For An Ordinary Phrase? Yes, absolutely! As I’ve said before, anything can serve as a trademark so long as it distinguishes your goods and services from another company’s goods and services. Here we have Kawhi Leonard applying...
