Trademarks: Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a trademark?
- What are the main purposes of a trademark?
- How are U.S. trademark rights established?
- What other types of marks can be federally registered?
- Our company has a proposed trademark that we intend to use. Should we have a search performed to see if it is available?
- Do we have to register our mark to protect it in the U.S.?
- Do we have to register our mark to protect it in foreign countries?
- Is it costly to file for foreign trademark registrations?
- Someone recently started using our company's main brand as a "domain name." They're diverting business to a competitor. Can we stop them?
- Does licensing our brand make sense?
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