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How to Register a Foreign Registered Trademark in the US Without Use (Section 44)

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you obtain a US registration for a foreign registered trademark? Many international trademark owners are familiar with the Madrid Protocol where you file your first trademark application in your home country. Need to register a foreign trademark in the US? Not exactly.

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Amazon Brand Registry: How to Register Your Trademark to Get IP Protection

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Amazon sellers need to understand the importance of choosing a brand name for Amazon seller account that, when filed as a trademark application, will present the lowest risk of rejection by the Trademark Office. Need a registered trademark to maximize full benefits of Amazon Brand Registry?

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What Is a Likelihood of Confusion

Erik K Pelton

Patent and Trademark Office, because the examiner asserts that the applied-for mark is likely to be confused with the registered trademark. The USPTO uses a standard called the DuPont factors that comes from a case many years ago that involved the DuPont Company.

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What is my trademark allowance rate?

Patent Trademark Blog

What does trademark allowance rate mean? With so many options for trademark filing services, how do you compare one trademark service to another? One way to determine a trademark attorney’s track record is to look at the trademark allowance rate. How do we calculate this approval rating?

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How Do You Like Them Apple (Trademarks)? Malus Musings on Brand Protection

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

According to Wikipedia, one can celebrate Apple Day in any number of ways, from “apple games in a garden to large village fairs with cookery demonstrations, games, apple identification, juice and cider, gardening advice, and the sale of many hundreds of apple varieties.” The post How Do You Like Them Apple (Trademarks)?

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Trademark Enforcement: How to Stop Infringement of Your Brand

Patent Trademark Blog

How can you realistically enforce your trademarks? Trademark enforcement is not only for millionaires and big companies. Startups and small businesses can use cost-effective ways to stop or discourage trademark infringement. By employing smart tactics, you can increase trademark protection while spending less.

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Trademark application: What is the most important factor in registering a mark?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the #1 factor in filing a trademark application? For many businesses thinking of registering a trademark, cost is the biggest factor. It is often the first and only question asked of our trademark filing services. Trademark filings have become commoditized. I’m not surprised. But at what cost?