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Expert Patent and Trademark Consultant Agency for You
Secure and protect your intellectual property with our guidance.
WHY USE US?
Example
Did you know that once you own a trademark registration, you have to do a few important things to maintain that registration and keep it alive. One, you must use your trademark in commerce. Also, you must file certain documents at regular intervals (of 5/10 years) to show that you're continuing to use your trademark. If you do not file these documents before the deadline, your registration will be canceled or will expire.
About 30-40% of registrations don’t survive past the 10-year mark, per the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) own statistics. Similarly, applicants for registration need to ensure that their paperwork is in order, including responding to official requests for information. Failure to do so, through the proper channel, in the appropriate method, and in a timely manner, may adversely impact their applications.
Official renewal fees range from $225-$525 per class, depending on timing and method used, so the potential losses involved could run well into the thousands of dollars, not to mention the loss of the underlying property rights which easily could be substantially larger, as well as the time, stress, effort and inconvenience to rectify the mistake.
An apropos anecdote would be where a client originally hired a lawyer to act for them so the contact details provided were theirs. However, the client moved away and stopped using that lawyer. When the time came to renew, the government had no way to contact the client directly and so the deadline was missed. The client only discovered it much later and so had to file a brand new application, but meanwhile they had none of the protections they thought their (expired) registration provided. The bureaucratic system is one that should be navigated with an assistant to guide you.
Illustrations
An applicant initially registers their trademark by themselves on March 24, 2015. They are now busy running their successful business. Do they even know that they have a 6-year (§ 8) deadline to comply with? Did they diarize this important date? Do they still use that same calendar system? Did they register an e-mail address to get a reminder? Do they still use that e-mail address? Move forward another few years, did they also know and remember their §8 and/or §9 (10-year) deadline? Are they aware that they need to comply by March 24, 2025 to avoid additional fees? Do they know about the grace period (with additional fee) that expires on September 24, 2025? Do they know what they have to do to renew? Do they have the time to research or does that not take away from the operation of their business, costing them money? Would they rather use a professional but do they not have the time or ability to find a good one? Having somebody by your side to worry about these things is the best insurance one can buy, peace of mind.
ABOUT US
Trusted IP Consultancy
We are dedicated to providing comprehensive intellectual property consultancy services. Our mission is to guide businesses and inventors through the complex process of securing or maintaining intellectual property rights, with the paramount goal of helping our clients protect their innovations and brands, ensuring their ideas thrive in the marketplace. We are not affiliated with any official body.
Our story
We spotted a gap in the market that no other private company was fulfilling, helping customers avoid costly missed deadlines and requests. We decided this was a very valuable service, especially if bundled together with assisting applicants and owners completing their applications to register or renew, so serving as a one-stop place to both ensure that nothing is missed and that what needs to be done is.
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