Trademark attorneys for creative brands.

U.S.-based applicants aren’t required to use an attorney, but it often pays to. Many applications are refused or delayed because of weak descriptions, the wrong classes, or conflicts a proper search would have caught. Applicants based outside the U.S. must be represented by a U.S.-licensed attorney.

The USPTO typically takes several months to examine a new application, and the full process to registration commonly runs a year or longer depending on office actions and oppositions. We file most applications within 48 hours of your approval so your priority date is secured as early as possible.

You can use ™ with any name or logo you claim as a brand, registered or not. The ® symbol may only be used once the USPTO has registered the mark, and only for the goods and services listed in the registration.

Yes. An intent-to-use application reserves your priority date before launch. The registration is issued after you show the USPTO that the mark is in actual use in commerce.

An office action is a letter from the USPTO examining attorney raising legal or procedural problems with an application. Responses are generally due within three months, with one three-month extension available for a fee. A well-argued response can overcome many refusals.

A U.S. registration can last indefinitely, but you must file a declaration of use between the fifth and sixth years after registration and renew every ten years. Missing these deadlines cancels the registration.