Register A Trademark
 When you register a trademark for the name of your company, products or services, you receive legal protection that will prevent competitors – and sometimes even companies in other industries – from stealing your good name. If you are successful when you register a trademark, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will list your name as an active trademark. But to get that federal recognition, you need to carefully complete each step of USPTO’s process for filing a trademark.
The first step to register a trademark is to do your homework. USPTO requires specific information on its forms for filing trademarks. In addition to that information, the office has a corps of trademark attorneys who will scrutinize every application for incomplete information or conflicts with existing trademarks. USPTO collects a nonrefundable filing fee when you submit your trademark application. Most business owners don’t tend to throw away money if they can help it, so you should strongly consider Gerben Law Firm’s trademark services to help you make sure your application is as thorough as possible.
Research Is Important Before You Register A Trademark
In some cases, you might be conducting business with a great name that someone else already has claimed. USPTO trademark examiners will review your application before they allow you to register a trademark to make sure that your name doesn’t infringe on the rights on the existing trademark. You need to specifically be aware of competitors in your industry. You also should get a feel for the different types of companies that might be using a similar name.
Although it can be risky to register a trademark, Gerben Law Firm makes it easy on business owners. With our basic and comprehensive packages, we take care of the dirty work involved when you want to register a trademark. For example, trademark attorney Josh Gerben sifts through USPTO records for existing trademarks that would create a problem for you. He presents those results in a report and advises you on whether you’ll be likely to pass the USPTO trademark examination process.
In addition to searching for existing trademarks at the federal level, you also should be aware of other potential legal obstacles. For example, a company can claim some trademark rights to the name of a product or service if it has established a presence in a region. Those rights are referred to as “common law” trademark rights. Although the company might not register a trademark with USPTO, local courts could still give that company protection if it sued you for using a similar name.
Register A Trademark Easily With Gerben Law Firm
But you can avoid future legal problems by working with Gerben Law Firm. Our comprehensive search package looks beyond the federal database. We scour state records and business databases for names of companies, products and services that closely match yours. We include those results with our findings from the federal search. With all that information in hand, you’ll have a much better idea of whether it’s a good idea to register a trademark for the name of your company, product or service.
If you decide that you want to proceed and register a trademark, the Gerben Law Firm will also handle the details of your application. Because you need to provide specific information to satisfy USPTO, trademark attorney Josh Gerben will work with you individually to collect all the information needed to register a trademark. He is readily available to answer your questions throughout the process.
When you submit an application to register a trademark, USPTO often will take at least six months to review the application – and that’s if the reviewing attorneys don’t find any problems. If they think that your trademark too closely resembles someone else’s trademark or have questions about your trademark, they will send an Office Action that you must quickly respond to. Gerben Law Firm can handle all communications with USPTO to offer complete coverage for your application to register a trademark.
The legal protection you receive with a federally registered trademark will allow you to protect the name of your company, products or services that you take pride in – and need to conduct a successful business. With the assistance of Gerben Law Firm, we can help you dodge those potential obstacles and make the trademark registration process as smooth as possible.
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