Oct 23, 2025 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
Retention of Original Filing and Priority Date When a trademark is restored, it keeps its original filing and registration dates, meaning the owner’s rights are deemed to have continued uninterrupted. This is critical because trademark rights are largely based on...
Jul 23, 2025 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
In a competitive business landscape, standing out is essential, and that’s where trademarks come in. A registered trademark gives your brand legal recognition and protection, helping you secure the exclusive right to use your name, logo, or slogan in connection with...
Apr 26, 2014 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
AVAILABILITY SEARCHES FOR EXISTING TRADE MARK CONFLICTS Prior to making your final selection of a new trademark, you must determine if anyone else is using the same, or a confusingly similar, trademark on either the same type or product or a related product. The...
Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
SOURCES FOR COINED TRADEMARKS So much has been written on the coinage of trademarks like Exxon and Kodak that the subject has been reduced to something approximating an exact science. Name-finder wheels give you all the possible alphabetical combinations of any...
Jan 30, 2014 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
Let us assume that none of your existing trademarks will serve your purpose. There are roughly three types of trademarks to choose from: meaningless, suggestive, descriptive. Meaningless Trade Marks These are arbitrary mark which, initially at least, connote...
Jan 20, 2014 | Blog, trade-marks, trade-marks-registration, trademarks, trademarks-registration
Before starting out in search of a trademark, be sure that you know how a trademark functions. In very simple terms: A trademark is a symbol used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from those of his competitors. If the symbol...
