WE MANAGE TRADEMARKS FOR BUSY BRANDS

A Trademark is a unique characteristic, such as a design, word, or phrase, that is used in commerce to help distinguish one product or service from its competitors. Trademarks include logos, names, and other types of Intellectual Property that are essential to establishing your brand.

It's often smart to secure your Trademark rights as early as possible. Without a Registered Trademark, you'll be limited in your ability to enforce exclusive rights to your Intellectual Property, especially across state lines.

A good Trademark helps people quickly recognize your brand and sets it apart from the competition. It isn't merely descriptive of the product, and it's not too similar to any mark already registered with the USPTO.

Many small businesses and solo entrepreneurs get by perfectly fine with a Florida State Trademark. However, while State Trademarks are cheaper and faster to turn around, they don't offer nearly as much protection as Federal Trademarks, nor are they as enforceable.

Florida State Trademarks can be registered within about four weeks if everything goes smoothly. Federal Trademarks registered with the USPTO, however, take anywhere between six and nine months to finalize assuming no Office Actions are issued against the application.

Trademark Clearance Search is a comprehensive search conducted by an Attorney or someone else well versed in Trademark and Intellectual Property that is meant to ensure that your proposed Trademark hasn't already been registered by another party. Without one, you run the risk of trying to Trademark something that's already someone else's intellectual property. This means a rejected application, lost filing fees, and at worst — accusations of Trademark Infringement.

While you don't need an attorney to register a Trademark with the USPTO, hiring an experienced Trademark law firm (such as our own) can dramatically increase your chances of successfully registering your desired mark.

No, a Federal Trademark will only cover you within the United States. However, it's an important first step in gaining international protection if you hope to expand globally at a later date.