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What’s the First Step When Applying for a Trademark?

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Before you begin your trademark application process, you should first search the USTPO’s database to see if any trademark has been registered that is: • Similar to your trademark • Used on related products or for related services, and • Currently active If there is a trademark that meets all over the three above criteria, […]

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What’s the General Timeline for a Trademark Application?

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After an initial trademark application has been filed, the total process can take between three months to one year to complete. After USPTO reviews the application, the trademark can go one of two ways: USPTO will either 1.) approve, publish, and register the trademark, or 2.) issue a series of letters explaining the grounds for […]

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Trademark Attorney: Trademarking a Phrase

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Can I trademark a phrase? It is possible for a business to trademark a phrase in the same way that a product name or service name can be trademarked. The phrase will have to be used by the business for the products or services related to the business. In trademarking the phrase I would demonstrate, […]

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Maryland Trademark Attorney: Create a Doing Business As (DBA) Name And Trademark It Later

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The question was recently posed to me about the difference between Doing Business As and having the same name trademarked at a later time. The state can designate a Doing Business As after checking the name against other company names in the Maryland state database. This is different from obtaining a trademark in that name. […]

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