Trademarks

Take a few simple steps to safeguard your brand. See how trademarks can protect your logos, slogans, company name, and more.

Understanding your trademark license agreement
If you want to use another company's trademark on your own products or want to allow another business to use your mark, using a trademark license agreement can protect your rights. Find out more about required provisions and considerations today.
January 10, 2024 · 3 min read
Defend your Trademark with a Cease and Desist Letter
Your efforts to build a brand can be thwarted by trademark infringers who can besmirch your reputation by offering inferior goods and services under your trademark. Learn how cease and desist letters can help stop trademark infringement.
December 14, 2023 · 3 min read
Defend your trademark with a certification of cease and desist
Trademark infringement can sap your business of sales while doing damage to hard-earned brand reputation. Learn how a certification of cease and desist can help you enforce your rights and stop infringement.
December 14, 2023 · 3 min read
What to do if you're the victim of cybersquatting
What do you do if someone has already registered the name of your business or product as a domain? Worse yet, what if the domain owner is using the site to harm your business? And what can you do to prevent cybersquatting in the first place? Get answers here.
December 4, 2023 · 4 min read
Resolving domain name disputes online: Lay claim to your domain
Calvin Klein did it. Julia Roberts did it, too. And they did it online. These superstars wrested back control of registered domain names containing their well-recognized names using online dispute resolution. And you don't have to be rich or famous to do the same thing when you expand your successful start-up to the online global market.
December 4, 2023 · 4 min read
Trademarks: After Your Mark Is Registered
Trademark registration provides important protection, but it's your responsibility to keep your registration active and enforce your rights.
November 24, 2023 · 4 min read
How Long Does It Take to Register a Trademark?
Once you have a name, slogan, logo, or phrase for your product or service, file a trademark application as soon as possible, as it often takes a year to receive final approval.
October 13, 2023 · 4 min read
How to check if a trademark is already registered
You can avoid legal trouble and countless headaches by being proactive to ensure you don't infringe on another company's trademark.
October 11, 2023 · 4 min read
Monitoring and protecting your trademark
In order for a trademark to be effective, it must be enforced. Find out how to guard your trademark, what happens if you don’t stop trademark conflicts, how you can stop an infringing trademark, and more.
September 27, 2023 · 2 min read
Legal requirements for registering your trademark
There are four basic requirements for filing a trademark (or service mark) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
May 18, 2023 · 11 min read