US Patent Granting and trademark registration for a business is done by authorized federal agency called The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). They have multiple resource of information that you can use as trademark application process. With the help of a trademark attorney it is possible to get familiarized with trademark process in detail. Let’s figure out the stages that you should be acquainted with for protecting your intellectual property rights.

1. Get hooked with general rules and regulation for application. If you are visiting USPTO website then search for Basic facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). You can also consult Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) with your personal lawyer.

2. Check out whether there is an existing claim on the trademark rights in a specific mark. To search it online you can take help of TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System) database. If search result mark conflicts with your mark then check out the status by accessing TARR (Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval) database.

3. Once chosen your mark and conducted the research successfully then you need to identify the goods or services to be used for trademark. Specify the nature and description of the goods and prepare a draft.

4. Henceforth illustration of your mark is to be done. Clear representation of the mark is required after which the mark will be used for filing and printing in the official gazette and on the registration certificate. There are mentioned two types of formats, standard character format and stylized or design format. Both of the marks format can not be mixed. Since the mark formats have their own specifications, a lawyer would help you to smooth this complicated process.

5. TEAS – the Trademark Electronic Application System would help you filing the trademark application form online. Later on you can recheck it for completeness and then directly submit it to USPTO. For payment you can use credit card, USPTO deposit account or do electronic funds transfer.

6. You can receive the summary of the filing through email and your application will be attached to a serial number. If you apply through paper application then near about 2-3 weeks would be needed to get the filing receipt. It will take another 5-6 months to receive a response to your application. The serial number would be the required for all of your future correspondence with the USPTO.

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ADDMG Trademark Lawyer practices Trademark acquisition and counselling in Miami, Orlando and other States of US. They also deal with other Business IP litigations.