Trademark FAQs

While this specific occurrence happened a couple years ago, our Chicago trademark attorneys believe that this matter showcases a variety of issues that can[...]

From an economic standpoint, a trademark is a source identifier that allows consumers to identify goods or services that have been successful (or have[...]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regulates the trademark application and registration of federal trademarks in the United States.

While you are not required to register your trademark, many valuable benefits are obtained by federal trademark registration.

While a trademark is used to distinguish goods used in commerce from one another, a service mark is used to identify and distinguish the[...]

Generally, any word, phrase, or device has the potential to achieve federal trademark registration. As long as the potential trademark identifies the source of[...]

A trademark is any word, name, symbol or device, that is either currently in use or will be used in commerce by an individual[...]

A federal trademark registration has the ability to last indefinitely, but the duration of an initial trademark registration is 10 years. Between year 9[...]

You do not need to use a trademark attorney, however, just as you do not need to register your trademark, having a trademark attorney[...]

The length from application to registration could be anywhere from a couple months to several years. Each trademark application is unique in the amount[...]

Our trademark attorneys can perform a a trademark search and return the analysis and results within 5 days. We will discuss the results from[...]

We are often asked the question of whether a company should admit a key service provider as a member/shareholder and provide him/her with a[...]

A federally registered trademark creates valuable benefits, including: Public notice of your ownership in the trademark, Creation of a legal presumption that you own[...]