MONITOR EXISTING MARKS
As a holder of a federal registration, failure to notify potential infringers of your mark can result in the dilution or loss of your trademark rights. Our trademark monitoring service protects your rights, watching the USPTO for potentially infringing applications. Our service also monitors relevant commercial markets for possible infringement so that you can preserve and enforce your trademark. We also review your own use of your trademark to ensure its proper use to maintain your trademark rights.
Trademark Monitoring
We provide you with regular updates to protect and maintain your trademark registration.
Our service monitors:
- all new filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that might infringe on your trademark.
- other commercial use of trademarks in the U.S. that may be confusingly similar.
- your use of your trademark to ensure you properly protect your trademark rights.
- dates required for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings to renew and maintain your registration.
MAINTAIN YOUR REGISTRATION
Your trademark registration must be renewed periodically with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Renewals are required between the fifth and sixth year following the initial date of registration, at the tenth year and then every ten years following. If you fail to file the required renewal, you lose your registration and your important trademark rights. Following five years of continuous use of trademark, you may also file a declaration of incontestability, which strengthens your trademark rights by making it more difficult for others to challenge your registration. We prepare and file your trademark renewal application to properly maintain your registration.
Trademark Maintenance & Renewal
To maintain your trademark registration, you must file the following forms periodically with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
- Declaration of Use (filed between the 5th and 6th year following registration)
- Declaration of Use & Renewal (filed between the 9th and 10th year following registration)
You may also file a Declaration of Incontestibility following 5 years of continuous use (subject to other filing deadlines). Once your trademark is determined incontestible, certain attacks against it are no longer available in the event a party seeking to challenge your trademark registration.
Contact us for more information.
Use the form below to contact us regarding monitoring, maintaining or renewing your trademark registration. You may also email or call us to make an appointment.