What are the benefits of federal trademark registration?Why would one trademark his/her intellectual capital you might ask? Owning a federal trademark registration on the Principal Register provides several advantages, including: Public notice of your claim of ownership of the mark; A legal presumption of your ownership of the mark and your exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods/services listed in the registration; The ability to bring an action concerning the mark in federal court; The use of the U.S. registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries; The ability to record the U.S. registration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods; The right to use the federal registration symbol ®; and Listing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s online databases.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 19:32:59 +0000
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