A federal trademark registration confers protection within the entire United States (and all U.S. territories) and serves to put others on notice that the trademark is exclusively yours for use in connection with the goods/services identified in your registration.

Unlike state trademark registrations, federal trademark registrations can be pursued even before the trademark has actually been used. In other words, so long as you have a genuine intent to use the trademark in interstate commerce within the next roughly 1-3 years, you can apply for the federal registration early based on "intended use" in order to reserve your rights in that mark before you actually begin providing your goods/services. This will buy you some time to prepare for your market introduction while minimizing the risk that someone else will begin using the same or a confusingly similar mark in the meantime.

Regardless of whether you file based on actual use or intended use, we can typically prepare the federal trademark application within a few days from the point we receive your authorization to proceed.

If you are interested in obtaining federal trademark protection for your trademark, or simply would like more information, we invite you to call 888-789-5789 or email us to schedule your FREE initial consultation, during which we can explain the trademark registration process and costs to you in more detail, determine which type of protection would be best in your particular situation, and answer any follow-up questions that you may have.

In the meantime, even absent a federal trademark registration, or while a federal trademark application is pending, you are legally entitled to use a "TM" symbol (or "SM" symbol if you are only providing services) adjacent your trademark, which puts others on notice that you are asserting at least common law trademark rights in that mark.