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Why do I need to protect my Trademark?
Marks are symbols of quality. Consumers are assured that each product or service symbolized by a particular trademark originates from and is the same quality as other goods and services of the mark owner. Trademark rights arise from filing an application to register a mark in a Trademark Office. If you do not apply for protection of your mark, others may benefit from your investments. The only way of obtaining the full right over a trademark is by registering it.
• Registration is the only way to establish rights in a mark. An application will determine the filing date as your date of priority of trademark rights when the registration issues.
• A trademark confers on its proprietor an exclusive right therein. The proprietor is entitled to prevent all third parties, who do not have his consent, from using the same or similar signs, in the course of trade, for identical or related goods and/or services as those protected by the trademark.
• Registration of your mark may also prevent others from using that mark as an Internet domain name.
Trademark Search - Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a Trademark?
- Why do I need to protect my Trademark?
- What about my Internet Domain Name?
- What are the benefits of registering?
- What can be trademarked?
- Marks to avoid when choosing a Trademark or Service Mark
- Is it advisable to conduct a search before I apply to register a Trademark?
- Do I need to be using my Trademark to register it?
- How do I know which class my goods fall in?
- Can I file in more than one international class & what are the implications?
- Should I apply in my own name or in the name of my company or corporation?
- How long does it take for the Trademark Office to process my application?
- The Trademark application process
- What is an Office Action?
- What happens when a mark is published?
- What is an opposition?
- How long does a Trademark last?
- Use of the TM ® and SM Symbols
- How to use a Trademark
- Can I assign my trademark to a third party?
- What is trademark watch?
- Why choosing two languages for Community Trademarks?
- What is priority or priority deadline?
- What is the “next deadline”?
- What are “designated countries”?
- What are “decisions”?