In today’s era, start-ups and small businesses are running in various fields, and there are a lot of procedures to be followed for registration, and attaining IP for a business’s reputation is a significant one. However, obtaining Trademark is not an easy process until you meet with Bissmarks Attorneys, whose having great experience in the field of Trademarks. Our team is helping individuals and businesses register their trademarks with USPTO. Bissmarks aim is to provide A-1 services to their client, so that they do not face any hurdles while registering trademarks.

The Bissmarks is doing a thorough investigation of prior trademarks to determine whether a new trademark is available for registration. This search involves an examination of registered trademarks, common law trademarks, and pending trademark applications. It mainly involves a search of USPTO’s trademark database, along with state trademark databases search, online sources, and business directories.

It is a formal written response to an office action issued by the USPTO. An office action is a communication from the USPTO, which recognizes issues with an application for a trademark and requests to prepare a reply or amend the application. It is significant to reply promptly and thoroughly to a trademark office action to make sure that the trademark application can proceed to register. Bissmarks have an experienced trademark attorney, who can provide assistance and guidance with drafting a reply to trademark office action.

An applicant needs to file a declaration with the USPTO to demonstrate that the applicant’s trademark has been continuously and extensively used in the open market. Bissmarks help its clients by drafting a Statement of Use. The Statement of use gives evidence to the USPTO that the trademark has been used by a bona fide user in connection with goods and services mentioned in the application.

If an applicant is unable to file a Statement of Use within six months following the issuance of a Notice of Allowance, they may request a six-month extension of time to file this by submitting a request for an extension along with paying the required fees to the USPTO. The request for submission for an extension must be filed before the expiry of six-month time. 

In the U.S., trademarks must be renewed periodically to maintain their protection and validity. The trademark registration period is 10 years, and after that, it can be renewed for another 10 years of duration. To renew a trademark registration, the owner must file a Renewal application with the USPTO within the designated period. Bissmarks is also providing renewal services for their clients with the appropriate government renewal fees.

In case the trademark application is abandoned by the USPTO due to the applicant’s failure to respond to an Office Action or other USPTO correspondence. The Bissmarks will be able to help the applicant to revive the abandoned application by filing a Petition to Revive with the USPTO. The Applicant must file the Petition along with the fees within two months of the issuance date of the Notice of Abandonment.

It is a procedure of regular searching for potential infringing of a trademark. This needs to be watched for unauthorized uses of Trademark by third parties along with monitoring the use of similar or identical trademarks by competitors. It can be done manually, by conducting daily searches for the trademark or similar marks in industry publications or it can be completed automatically using specialized software. Our watching services measure the new trademark filing each month to make sure that no pending marks infringe on your Trademarks.