How to register a trade mark

Only Steps - File in Minutes! Check the trade marks journal. An important consideration is the depiction of your mark. Every application must include a clear representation of the mark you want to register.

We use this representation to file the mark in the USPTO search records and to print the mark in the Official Gazette (OG) and on the registration certificate.

In some countries it is against the law to use the registered trademark symbol for a mark that is not officially registered in any country. A trademark (also written trade mark or trade- mark ) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. If the mark is based on use in commerce, a foreign registration, or an extension of protection of an international registration to the United States under Section 66(a), and no party files an opposition or request to extend the time to oppose, the USPTO will register the mark and send the owner a certificate of registration.

If you want to distinguish your goods, services (or both) from those of another business, you may need a trade mark. Find out what trade marks are and what’s involved in the application and management process. So, why pay to register a trademark when a common law trademark may already exist?

Common law rights ordinarily are limited to the geographic area where the mark is used as opposed to the nationwide protection customarily obtained when a mark is registered with the USPTO. A trademark that meets all three criteria will prevent your trademark from being registered because it creates a likelihood of confusion.

Search our trademark database (TESS) What to expect. Searching for conflicting marks before you apply is called a “clearance search. There are different processes for registering EU and international trade marks. Register your trade mark overseas.

The ability to sell or assign the trade mark to another person or business, or license its use to other parties. To register a trademark, go to the U. The registration procedure in a registration certificate which has legal status, allowing the owner of the registered trade mark the exclusive right to use that mark. Why do I need to register a trade mark ? The owner of a trade mark can apply for its. You must search the trade marks database before you send your application to check if anyone. If you register it in your name, you can use the trademark in different businesses without changing the registration.

If you have any questions about which to choose, consult with an attorney. Form TM1 you may submit an application online to renew the trade mark every years at a cost of S$2per class. By registering your mark , the law presumes that you own that mark and all that must be proved is that an identical mark was used without consent for the same goods or services.

How to register a trade mark. The registration process takes about months if no-one.

Apply to register your trade mark. Filing Length: Trade Names last for years from the date of receipt. Prior to expiration, you have up to six months to renew your trade name or trademark.

Trademarks last for years from the date of receipt. If your filing is not renewed on time, your trade name or trademark can be registered by someone else. Your application to register a trade mark may run into problems if your intended mark is already applied for, registere in use or is ‘confusingly similar’ to an existing trade mark. This makes it important to check whether or not the same or a similar trade mark is already on the register or in use.

Trade mark searches are important, before filing a trade mark application and after the registration of a trade mark. Before filing a trade mark application, you can carry out a search to find out to the fullest extent possible, if your proposed trade mark does not infringe earlier rights. You may use the following forms to register , renew, assign, amend or cancel a State trade or service mark. All of the forms are accompanied with basic instructions. You can also establish rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark.

Please read all instructions before filling out forms. To search for words in trade marks, type the relevant words into the search box. Note: Word searching is very precise.

An effective trade mark search should consider slight variations of your trade mark , including plurals, common misspellings and trade marks that sound or look very similar.