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USPTO Rules to File Statement of Use, and When To File an “Insurance” Extension of Time

A Statement of Use (SOU) is required when a trademark application was originally filed as “intent ...

Identity Verification for Trademark Filings with USPTO

Click here for video of what is written below. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently ...

Trademark a Slogan?

Businesses often want to trademark a phrase or slogan that is commonly used in their business. ...

Showing Use of Trademark For Clothing

Every trademark application filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) must show use ...

Bloomberg Uses NDAs – When Should A Business Have an NDA

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg was challenged over his use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with women from ...

Registered Trademark Needed for Benefits of Amazon Brand Registry

Rush to Register Trademarks Is On! More and more independent merchants are opening businesses and using ...

Trademark Registration — Principal Register and Supplemental Register Compared

It often happens that a business chooses a descriptive trademark for its brand name or products. ...

Scandalous Words Can Be A Registered Trademark

Three In a Row for First Amendment Protection of Trademarks Trademark law prohibits registration of a scandalous or ...

First Amendment Protects Trademarks That Inspire Fear

Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club Keeps Its Trademark The First Amendment may not come to mind when ...

It’s a Fine Line Between Hate and Love – U.S. Supreme Court on Trademarks

FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS A few years back a rock band tried to trademark its ...