A Power of Attorney, POA in short, is a legal document that authorizes an entity to represent or act for another person, usually, in the managing of the person’s property, business or private affairs. The former is called the Attorney or Agent whereas the latter is commonly known as the Principal. In Trademarks, a Power [...]
Especially with US trademarks, we usually recommend to file your trademark in a single class. Why? It's less expensive. Remember - government fees are paid per class. Government fees are paid during filing and then more fees may be paid if a Statement of use needs to be filed. Â Single class applications are easier [...]
Since August 2019, all foreign applicants must be represented by a local US trademark attorney. What does it mean for you? If you are not a US resident or if the applicant is a foreign company, you now need to appoint a US trademark attorney to file your trademark application. If your trademark application was [...]
Before you file your trademark application in the US, please review the points below to see when filing is not recommended. If you do not plan to sell your products under your trademark, please do not file your trademark in the US as proof of use of your trademark will be required before registration. Generic [...]
There are 3 ways how you can proceed: Book an initial phone call with us. Here is the link for the trademark package Ask for a free preliminary trademark search to get an idea of whether your trademark can be registered. This is a basic search but if your mark is unregistrable, we'll be able [...]
As of August 3, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) now requires foreign domiciled applicants (read: non-US applicants) and registrants to appoint a US attorney on all US trademark filings and representations before TTAB. We work with a few trusted US attorneys so can file and take over your recently filed trademark applications. [...]
Geographically descriptive trademarks are generally not registrable on the Principal Register in the US. The USPTO attorney will use the following test to determine if a trademark is geographically descriptive: The trademark is the name of a geographic location The products or services come from the placed identified by the trademark or are made in [...]
Every trademark application must list the specific goods and services that the trademark will cover. Products belong to classes 1 to 34. Services belong to classes 35 to 45. Products are tangible, you can touch them. Services are intangible. Below is a rough classification (class headings) just to give you an idea of general categories [...]
STEP 1 Initial trademark search The team at Trademark Angel strives to make the trademark registration process as cost- and time-efficient and smooth as possible. For this reason, we offer to conduct a free trademark search for your proposed mark to give you an idea of how registrable your mark is in the country/countries you’d [...]
When deciding whether to file for either a word mark or logo, it is important to keep in mind that a logo must always be used as it is depicted in your application. In addition, if you file your logo in a particular color in the US, you must always use your logo in that [...]