Trademark Lawyer | Federal Trademark Attorney


	IP Legal Services

36 Greenleigh Drive

Sewell, NJ08080

Tel: 1-866-387-5386

IP Legal Services’ trademark attorney has filed national and international trademark applications with the US trademark office and the World Intellectual Property Office for several years. The firm has filed numerous trademark applications for registration on the Principal and Supplemental Register of the US Patent and Trademark Office. On an average, we take 5 days to conduct a trademark registrability search and file the trademark in the US PTO. An exemplary list of some of the published, allowed and registered trademarks filed through IP Legal Services is given here.

The law firm also maintains a docket for each trademark client and files timely responses to trademark office actions. We file statements of use, declarations of continued use, and declarations of incontestability for our trademark clients. Clients are sent regular reminders regarding renewal and maintenance fees due dates and pay these fees for a registered trademark.

Why Do I Need To Register My Trademark?

Common law recognizes that property rights accrue by first use of a distinctive mark on goods or services, for example, the right to prevent others from using that mark or a confusingly similar mark on the same class of goods or services. However, federal registration of a mark for a class of goods or services entitles the registrant (i.e., the owner of the federally registered trademark) to the following additional benefits:

	Allows the owner of the registered mark the exclusive rights to use of the mark throughout the United States on goods or services associated with the mark. This means that an owner of a mark has a better chance to prevail in a suit for infringement of the mark compared to a mark that is not federally registered. This also means that although the registrant may be only using the mark in a certain area of the US, a competitor cannot use the registered mark or a mark confusingly similar to the registered mark in any other area of the US.

	A registered mark is readily identified in a trademark search which decreases the probability of selection of that mark or a confusingly similar mark by another entity for use by that entity on his goods or services.

	Allows the registrant to mark his product with the symbol ®, which tends to increase the brand name recognition of the product and the corresponding service provided under that mark.

	After 5 years of continued use of a registered mark, the mark becomes "incontestable" which limits an attack on the invalidity of the registered mark by a third party.

	Gives the registrant the benefit of constructive notice of the mark to the world. This means that a person who infringes the registered mark, with or without knowledge of the registered mark, cannot argue or put up a defense in court that he was unaware of the registered mark.

	Gives the registrant the right to sue an infringer of the registered mark in Federal Court.

	Gives the registrant the right to recover lost profits, triple damages, court costs and attorney fees under the applicable Federal statute.

	Allows the registrant to have infringing goods that bear the registered mark, seized or stopped from being imported by the Customs Service.

	Provides the registrant prima facie (i.e., on its face) evidence of the validity of the registered mark. In an action in court, the registrant does not have to spend time and money to prove that the registered mark is the property of the registrant.

	Allows criminal action to be taken under the applicable Federal statute against persons who counterfeit the registered mark.

	Registration of the mark increases the valuation of the mark and makes the mark more amenable for sale, transfer or licensing.

	Registration of the mark allows the mark to be depreciated for Federal tax purposes.

When do I Register My Trademark?

An application for a mark can be filed before the mark is placed on a product placed in interstate commerce, or filed after the mark is used on a product placed in interstate commerce. The US trademark office receives approximately 394,368 trademark applications every year, or approximately 1100 applications a day.

How Do I Register My Trademark?

Contact attorney Ash Tankha to have a comprehensive trademark registrability search conducted and file your trademark application within 5 days. IP Legal Services maintains trademark dockets, provide updates and correspond with the US Patent And Trademark Office and WIPO on behalf of the client.

To file a trademark, please contact Ash Tankha, managing attorney toll free at 1-866-387-5386 or email ash@ipprocure.com for a free initial consultation now.