1.
HowTo
ProtectYour
Trademark
®
Does your company have a trademark that
uniquely identifies you as the source of the
product or service that you provide to your
customers? If so you need to protect that
trademark or service mark for your product or
service by:
Putting the world on notice that you
claim common-law rights in the mark;
and...
By registering it with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
There is a common misperception that
in order to get a trademark you have to
register the Mark with the federal
government (USPTO)
Whatyouwanttodoisregister
thetrademarkwiththefederal
governmentinordertopreserve
yourstatutoryrightsintheMark.
Butyougainsuperiorcommon
lawintellectualpropertyrightsin
yourtrademarkbyusingitin
publicbeforeanyoneelse.
to be the first entity to
use the Mark and
the first entity to
register the Mark.
Prior use of the Mark in conjunction with the particular
goods and service is a good defense over a registered
Mark that is based upon a later use in commerce.
However, the best way to protect your rights is:
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1-877-351-5547