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Dangers of DIY Trademark Applications
Previously, an applicant for a U.S. trademark could reside anywhere in the world and still submit their trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on their own. However, new laws now require that foreign-domiciled trademark applicants without a United States address must hire a U.S. licensed attorney to represent them with respect to their U.S. trademark applications. If you are curious about these requirements and what you will need to do for your trademark application, consider reaching [...]
Intellectual Property Protection under the US Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), an agency in the US Department of Commerce (USDOC), is responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks. The United States Copyright Office (USCO) is a part of the Library of Congress and it maintains records of copyright registrations in the United States. The USPTO also maintains records of granted patents and gives the public access to these records through patent searches. Giving the public easy access to these records ensures that [...]
Filing at the United States Patent Office: A Look at License Agreements
Inventions, copyrights, patents, and trademarks are often part of complex subject matter that must comply with pertinent laws. License agreements, be it a patent license agreement or trademark license agreement, can be quite confusing. An inventor who wishes to protect an invention, however, must be familiar with what the terms infringing, copyrighted, patented, or trademarked mean in legal terms. Seeking legal advice from a Washington, D.C. IP attorney will help make this easier. What this article will cover are: - [...]
Requirements For Foreign-Domiciled Trademark Applicants
Previously, an applicant for a U.S. trademark could reside anywhere in the world and still submit their trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on their own. However, new laws now require that foreign-domiciled trademark applicants without a United States address must hire a U.S. licensed attorney to represent them with respect to their U.S. trademark applications. If you are curious about these requirements and what you will need to do for your trademark application, consider reaching [...]
