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A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies the source of goods or services. When a company (or individual) uses their trademark in commerce, they are said to have “goodwill” associated with the mark. Registering your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) helps you protect your goodwill by giving you an offensive right to sue those who infringe upon your mark. But registering a trademark isn’t as easy as filling out some forms and paying fees—there are several steps involved in the process:
Let’s take a closer look at each one!
Choose a strong mark. Make sure your mark is not too similar to other marks, products, services or company names in the marketplace.
You will want to ensure that the proposed mark is not likely to cause confusion with any existing trademarks that exist, or become registered by someone else during the period of time you are seeking trademark protection for your own application. This can be done by conducting a search of all existing registered trademarks at the USPTO website (www.uspto.gov). If there are already identical or confusingly similar marks registered and in use by others, then you should reconsider whether you wish to pursue registration of this particular term as part of your mark (you may choose instead another descriptive word that is not currently used).
If you want to register a trademark, it’s best to hire an intellectual property attorney. The attorney will search the trademark database for similar trademarks and suggest possible alternatives. This is a crucial step that gives you the best chance at registration. If your attorney finds any conflicting marks in the database, he or she will advise you on how to proceed—for example, by requesting that the conflicting party withdraw their application or by submitting evidence of distinctiveness (e.g., prior sales and advertising).
In addition to searching for conflicts with existing applications, your attorney may also identify potential issues arising from “likelihood of confusion” with another company’s product or service if your company name or brand was already used elsewhere before its launch date when first applied for registration with USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office)
Conduct a search to ensure your mark is not too similar to another mark.
Before filing an application for a trademark, you can conduct a search in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database of registered marks at www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/tmsearch/. This step is important because if someone else has already registered your proposed trademark, you will have no recourse against them should they sue you over infringement of their registered mark—you would have no defence because it’s their legal right to use their existing registered trademarks. The USPTO database will allow you to see if other people have already applied for or been granted rights in similar or identical marks that might conflict with yours; however, this simple database search cannot tell whether there are any other pending applications or issued USPTO registrations that may be similar enough to cause confusion among consumers of your products or services. Only those who hold such conflicting rights would be able to bring suit against you for infringing upon them, assuming they could prove irreparable harm due directly from such infringement (which tends not to be easy). If there is any question about whether two marks might be confusingly similar, it’s best practice to consult an attorney before proceeding with filing any kind of legal action with regard thereto.
The USPTO will review your application and send you a refusal letter if it finds any problems with your application. You can appeal the USPTO’s decision if they refuse your application.
The process of registering a trademark is not difficult, but it is time-consuming and will cost about $600 for each class of goods you plan to offer. The first step in registering your trademark is to conduct a search through the USPTO database to make sure that there are no similar trademarks registered for “Science and Technology.” Next, prepare an application form and submit it along with proof of ownership (such as business cards or a website) containing the word “Science” or “Technology” in order to receive an official registration from the USPTO.
We hope these tips have helped you to successfully register a trademark for Science and Technology. Remember that there are many benefits to registering your mark with the USPTO, including giving your company a legal right to use it, protecting the mark from use by others who may try to pass it off as their own work, and providing evidence in a court of ownership of the brand name. If you have any questions or would like more information on how we can help with your intellectual property needs, please contact us today!
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Register Your Trademark with USPTO Today & Get Serial No. in 24 Hours