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Trademarks

 A Trademark is a word, name, symbol, trade dress, sound, an assortment of colors, or anything else which is used to identify the source of goods or services.Trademarks are registered with the USPTO in order to prevent competitors from misappropriating the goodwill of the original owner of the mark.

 

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Benefits of Trademark Registration

 1.  Enables you to bring an action in Federal Court to protect your mark and goodwill

2  Provides constructive notice to the public of the claim of ownership of the mark

3.  Creates a legal presumption that you are the sole owner of the mark and have the exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the registration

4.  Enables you to file your US registration with the US Customs Service to prevent competitors from importing the infringing foreign goods

5.  Enables you to use your federal Trademark as a basis to obtain registration of your trademark in other foreign countries
 









 







 
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