You may have heard that the USPTO is considering moving to one $350 application for filing trademark registrations. In addition, they want to charge fees for things like not using the IP manual to choose goods and services AND for going 1,000 characters beyond the first 1,000 characters in the free-form text box, including punctuation and spaces! Whew.
It sure helps to have a starting point, doesn't it? Why reinvent the wheel when you can simply download these Trademark Search and Clearance Opinion Letter templates in Word and start typing right over it?
Customize these thorough and detailed templates for your client's needs and relieve the worry that you're forgetting important boilerplate language!
You know how Sonia is always telling you to check in with your clients regularly? And how she always gets on you to to a brand/IP audit to see how else you can be of service?
When you're first starting out, or even if you're seasoned, it's hard to know if the description you've drafted for your client's trademark application is complete. How do you know if you included everything? What if you left something out?
This guide is complete with screenshots and explanations of all the forms in TEAS, so you'll always know which one to use, even on a rare occasion. Keep this one bookmarked for a rainy day!
This template provides you the scripting and information on what you need to attach to cover your bases, not only to file the actual withdrawal but email language leading up to the deadline.
You are likely familiar with the concept of "related goods and services" within trademarks. This is where classes of goods and services are searched together because they are treated as one-and-the-same by the USPTO. The best example of this is apparel. You must also search other classes, such as watches, shoes, and accessories. But what other "pairings" are out there? Several, actually. But don't worry, Sonia's done the heavy lifting for you. This handy guide will help you understand which classes go together, so you don't accidentally leave one out of your search or the application. Some of these pairings may surprise you!
If you've ever cursed under your breath at receiving a likelihood of confusion or merely descriptive refusal, we're here to help. Perhaps you're brand new to filing trademarks and even the procedural ones (disclaimer, specimen, mark description, identification of goods/services, etc.) are causing you stress. After all, no one ever teaches you how to properly research and draft an Office Action Response do they? Most of the time, you stitch together something, cross your fingers, and hope for the best...because why would any trademark attorney teach you the tricks of the trade?
This Volume 2 edition of the Office Action Workbook (see the original here) features even more responses, covering even more subject matter! The responses are all from real successful examples, and in addition to many likelihood of confusion and descriptiveness responses, this version features some of the newest villains such as genericness, specimen issues, cannabis, CCBD issues (including CSA/unlawful use claims), and failure to function.
Just like a grandmother's recipe book for making her delicious cookies, refer to this Plan of Attack every time you get an Office Action. It's a step-by-step guide to help you figure out exactly what to do, ask, or look for so you won't miss a thing.
