Trademark Applications: How to Handle Office Actions Trademark Applications: How to Handle Office Actions RJ Cherpak talks about common issues he sees with the trademark application process, also known as office actions. Office actions can come for a variety of reasons. They are documents coming from the USPTO issued to an applicant which point out…

CJ and RJ talking about trademark applications under the 1B classification. Trademark Applications: 1B Classification When you file a trademark application under 1B, it’s an intention to use, but you haven’t started using it yet. So what ends up happening, is it makes the procedural aspects of the trademark application a little bit different. When…

When you come up with your own private label, you want to register a trademark. How do you know what your chances are that it will actually be registered? https://youtu.be/BbM0Zvtvwq4 We have clients that come to us who’ve been selling their product for years and they decide they want to register with the USPTO (United States…

Trademark & Copyright Registration Trademarks serve a dual purpose. First, trademarks protect customers. Trademarks assure customers of the quality of the product they purchase. Second, trademarks protect brands. If your brand’s mark is on a product and another seller provides counterfeit goods with your mark, you may bring legal action against that seller and recover…

Protecting a Band’s Trademarks Bravado International Merchandising Services, Inc. has a license to exclusively sell merchandise containing the names, trademarks, logos, and likenesses of musicians/groups such as The Clash, Metallica, Slayer, Korn, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Maiden. [1] They have brought suit against defendants for false designation of origin, unauthorized use of…

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