The answer to this question will differ from agency to agency and based on staffing changes and enhanced technologies at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If you’re asking us specifically, you can count on the entire application process to take from 08 to 12 months.

A trademark is a legal registration that grants exclusive rights to use a company's brand names, slogans, and logos. By registering a trademark, a company can prevent other sellers from using similar marks without risking legal action, ensuring their brand remains legally and exclusively theirs.

A trademark can be removed from the register if it conflicts with an earlier trademark or has not been used after the grace period.

Anyone who can contract can submit a trademark application. However, in some countries, non-resident entities may need to hire a local attorney to represent them before national authorities.

If you have a federally registered trademark, you will be able to use the R symbol. For every other mark, whether unregistered or registered, you will not be required to add a designation. However, we always advise mark owners to attach the ‘SM’ or ‘TM’ symbol to tell the industry that your company name, logo, or symbol is proprietary to your services or goods.

We always tell our clients that we aren’t ‘oddsmakers’. In other words, you get exactly what you pay for. Our teams are skilled in improving the likelihood of your success. They perform clearance to search for similar trademarks before sending out an application and picking a highly distinctive mark.

It can take up to 10 years. Also, the registration can easily be renewed so long as you have made sure to maintain an uninterrupted use of your trademark in interstate commerce.

After completing the registration process, the trademark owner obtains exclusive rights over their trademark. Legal protection ensures that the brand is protected from imitators who may use similar or identical marks without permission.

Yes, a company can register a trademark for their name or logo if they use it to differentiate its products or services from those of its competitors.