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What Should Be in a Licensing Agreement?You, the trademark owner, are the licensor and the other party is the licensee in this agreement. There are three types of trademark license agreements: Exclusive Trademark License The licensee is the only party that can use the trademark with an Exclusive License,...

Trademark Services Tip: What is Trademark Use?Alright, a few important introductory words of wisdom. Since we're going to be talking about specimens of use, it's important to understand what "use" actually is. "Trademark Use" is a legal term that relates to using your brand in commerce as a trademark...

What Is Assignment?On the other hand, a Trademark Assignment Agreement Is a sales contract where you sell your brand to another party who becomes the new owner of your trademark. Assignment Agreements are typically straightforward and require little contractual language because a sale is a sale. Subjects like transfer...

THINKING OF TRADEMARKING YOUR BRAND? Different industries focus on trademarking different things. Depending on what you do, you may choose to file for a service name trademark, a product name trademark, or a logo trademark. Many service industries are extremely competitive. They are often highly populated with key players, like...

The©Many brand owners mistakingly place circle C with their brand, indicating their copyright. However, copyright does not protect brands; it protects content creation. When you employ the circle C symbol—indicating copyright ownership next to your brand, you are broadcasting to the market that you know nothing about intellectual...

THINKING OF TRADEMARKING YOUR BRAND? When is the right time to trademark your brand? If you're asking yourself this question, it means you see potential or actual value in your brand. You wouldn't be attempting to protect something that is completely worthless, right? If you think your brand is (or...

THINKING OF TRADEMARKING YOUR BRAND? Most businesses have a logo. Is it important for all of those businesses to have trademarks surrounding their logos? How can we tell when we should? The short answer to this question is found in our own tagline, "If It's Worth Promoting, It's Worth Protecting®...

The ProcessThen, the trademark office assigns a specialist (examiner) who reviews your application, conducts a trademark search, and arrives at a conclusion. They can approve your application as it is or issue an Office Action (a formal letter describing a potential issue with your application) to which you must respond...

This is how you can type and insert unregistered trademark (™), registered trademark (®), or copyright (©) symbols on iPhone or iPad under IOS: Step 1: Go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard and make sure Emoji keyboard is added. If not, add it by using Add New Keyboard... Step 2:...