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Trademark International Class:Class

Posted on June 18, 2009
Trademark International Class:Class 5 (Pharmaceuticals) All goods or services are categorized within International Classes (IC hereafter). Goods run from classes IC 1-34, while Services are in IC 35-45. Please see a complete chart here. Let's take a closer look at one of these trademark classes ? class 5...

Explanation of the Trademark International

Posted on June 17, 2009
Explanation of the Trademark International Classification System Filing a name, logo or slogan is not all about the mark itself but also what you're doing with it, i.e. your goods and/or services. All goods or services are categorized within International Classes (IC hereafter)...

Trademark International Class:Class

Posted on June 17, 2009
Trademark International Class:Class 3 (Cosmetics and cleaning preparations) All goods or services are categorized within International Classes (IC hereafter). Goods run from classes IC 1-34, while Services are in IC 35-45. Please see a complete chart here...

Coca-Cola: Two New TrademarksCoca-Cola

Posted on June 16, 2009
Coca-Cola: Two New TrademarksCoca-Cola filed 2 new trademarks this month. Let's take a look at both:On June 8th, a name and logo was filed for bottles, waters, juices, soft drinks, energy drinks and most interesting, for educational services. The design is pretty neat and gives us some clues about the line...

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The Imagineers are at it AgainOn

Posted on June 16, 2009
The Imagineers are at it AgainOn June 15th, Disney Enterprises filed 5 applications for Where Style Meets Story. The merchandising runs the gamut - from jewelry to clothing to bags & backpacks as well as bed linens and appropriately enough, sewing supplies and hair accessories...

Facebook Getting into the Trademark

Posted on June 10, 2009
Facebook Getting into the Trademark GameJonathan Handel wrote an informative piece about Facebook's new User Name Rights policy. Check it out at The Huffington Post here.To register your trademark with Facebook, click here. Be sure to have your registration number handy...

Swine Flu in the Trademark WorldThe

Posted on June 09, 2009
Swine Flu in the Trademark WorldThe swine flu is still making news around the world. Any hot button topic in the news is, more often than not, quickly followed by trademarks. Check out these H1N1-tinged filings:On May 27th, this logo was filed for a t-shirt lineSixteen days earlier, this mark was filed, also for clothing, though I can say right now the USPTO is going to take issue with the wording in the goods description area...

NameMedia Partners with TradeMark

Posted on June 07, 2009
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Here Comes a New FontOn June 1st,

Posted on June 03, 2009
Here Comes a New FontOn June 1st, Apple filed a Federal trademark for Menlo in International Class 9, specifically for "typeface fonts recorded on computer software." Typography fans are sure to be all over this whenever Apple decides to premiere it...

Recession Trademarks You can always

Posted on June 03, 2009
Recession Trademarks You can always count on enterprising folks to take those proverbial lemons and turn them into lemonade, even in a recession. And with new enterprises come new trademarks. Check out the newest recession focused trademarks:The Recession Cookbook Anna Watson's blog The Recession Cookbook has been around since March 2nd of this year but on May 1st, she filed a trademark for the name for "on-line journals, namely blogs, featuring recipes and cooking tips...

Filing a Trademark: Plain Text

Posted on June 02, 2009
Filing a Trademark: Plain Text vs Stylized/LogoWhen filing a trademark, the USPTO gives you two options: Standard Characters or Specialized Form (Stylized and/or Design). Let's look at each one in detail and that should help you decide the best way to file for your mark...

Trademark a Name and Logo: Together

Posted on June 01, 2009
Trademark a Name and Logo: Together or Separate? Trademarks can be names of products or services, logos, slogans, packaging and even sounds and smells. In essence, a trademark can be almost anything that is used to identify a particular product or service...

Trademark Monitoring After you've

Posted on June 01, 2009
Trademark Monitoring After you've had your trademark application filed, it's absolutely necessary that you monitor your trademark in some way. The USPTO does conduct a search of their own files so if someone does file for a Federal trademark after your registration it typically is rejected...

Copyright a Logo When deciding

Posted on May 27, 2009
Copyright a Logo When deciding to protect your logo or design it can be a bit confusing trying to decide how to protect it. After all, your logo is basically the face of your product line or your services so it makes sense that you'd want to do the right thing when it comes to ensuring that you have exclusive rights to it...

Recovery Project Logos Revealed

Posted on March 20, 2009
Recovery Project Logos Revealed What do you guys think? What do you like? Dislike?

Specimens of Use for TrademarksI?ve

Posted on March 12, 2009
Specimens of Use for TrademarksI?ve detailed the concept of specimens before but it?s a good idea to get into details about specimens as they apply to trademarks.The simplest explanation is that the USPTO wants something that clearly shows the mark (i...

What is NOT a Trademark? Now that

Posted on March 10, 2009
What is NOT a Trademark? Now that we?ve determined what a trademark is, let?s get into more detail about what a trademark is not. Here are just a couple of examples. If there's something that you're not sure can be protected by a trademark, shoot me a line: Shannon@tmexpress...

Posted on March 05, 2009

The Change Message President Barack

Posted on January 30, 2009
The Change Message President Barack Obama's message of change has been a constant since he announced his candidacy on the steps of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, IL. And on January 20, 2009 a huge change in the face of politics happened...

Specimens of Use for Service Marks

Posted on January 29, 2009
Specimens of Use for Service Marks I?ve detailed the concept of specimens before but it?s a good idea to get into details about specimens as they apply to service marks. The simplest explanation is that the USPTO wants something that clearly shows the mark (i...

What is NOT a Service Mark? Now

Posted on January 28, 2009
What is NOT a Service Mark? Now that we?ve determined what a service mark is, let?s get into more detail about what a service mark is not. There are 5 examples the USPTO provides and it?s my guess that these are often filed for accidentally. I know at TradeMark Express we?ve received questions about all 5 of these ?services...

What is a Service Mark? While

Posted on January 27, 2009
What is a Service Mark? While the USPTO does use the term trademark to denote businesses offering goods or services, there is a distinction between a trademark and a service mark. To be clear, there is no difference between trademarks or service marks when it comes to needing comprehensive research or filing a Federal application...

Guess the Logos, part 2 Okay,

Posted on January 26, 2009
Guess the Logos, part 2 Okay, so I think I made Friday's test a bit too hard. Let's try this again. Guesses go in the comments section.The first person to guess all 7 receives $50 off of our Premium Package.

Guess the LogosHere's a fun to-do

Posted on January 23, 2009
Guess the LogosHere's a fun to-do for Friday. The following image is an amalgamation of six famous logos. Can you guess them all? Answer in the comments.Anyone that gets all 6 receives $100 off of our Premium Package!

Current Filing Fees at the USPTOThere's

Posted on January 08, 2009
Current Filing Fees at the USPTOThere's a number of forms and fees that must be filed in order to keep & maintain your trademark. It's advised that you keep yourself up to date on these fees during the life of your trademark. Prior to filing a necessary form, check this link to ensure that you'll have the necessary funds in time...

14:59 and counting... While I hesitate

Posted on January 08, 2009
14:59 and counting... While I hesitate to add fuel to the fire that is the Joe the Plumber phenomenon, I figured since he's been in the news (again) this week that it'd be interesting to check out what's going on in the trademark world in terms of the name...

How many names should I trademark?A

Posted on January 08, 2009
How many names should I trademark?A common question we here at TradeMark Express get is should variations on a name also be filed for trademark registration. For example, if your business name is Fly RIght, should variations such as Flies Right, Fly Write, etc...

How to do an Effective Preliminary

Posted on August 18, 2008
How to do an Effective Preliminary Trademark SearchBefore filing for a trademark, comprehensive research is needed to ensure that the name you want to use is legally available. This entails searching the pending & registered Federal and State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files...

What does a USPTO Search Look Like?When

Posted on August 07, 2008
What does a USPTO Search Look Like?When an applicant submits a Federal trademark application, there is a timeline that's followed. Anywhere from 4-7 months after filing, the USPTO will conduct a search of their own records to look for any marks that may be conflicting to yours...

The Problem with the USPTO: Flaw

Posted on July 23, 2008
The Problem with the USPTO: Flaw #1 ? Sound The USPTO offers a fantastic free resource for potential trademark owners ? the ability to search the Feeral trademark files for free. To get started, go here and click on the Search link that's located in the right-hand column...

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