What are the benefits of a federally registered trademark?
A federally registered trademark creates valuable benefits, including:
- Public notice of your ownership in the trademark,
- Creation of a legal presumption that you own the trademark and have the exclusive right to use the trademark nationwide in connection with the goods and/or services listed with your trademark registration,
- Without a federal registration, trademark rights will be limited to the geographic area where the trademark is used, compared to rights nationwide,
- A federally registered trademark allows the trademark owner a quicker process to expand their products to foreign nations and gain trademarks in those nations through use of the Madrid Protocol.