TRADEMARKS REQUIREMENTS TO FILE IN USA

If the applicant is not domiciled in this jurisdiction, it is not necessary to provide a local address for service.

Joint applicants are permitted in this jurisdiction.

Either actual use or intent to use is required for application.

The following information is required to complete an application:

  • name and address of the applicant;
  • state or country of incorporation;
  • description of trademark;
  • specimen of trademark (an actual article (or photograph of such article) showing a mark as used on or in connection with the goods or services claimed in an application or registration);
  • representation of trademark (a depiction of the mark an applicant seeks to register);
  • list of goods/services;
  • statement of use;
  • proof of use;
  • dates of first use;
  • statement of intention to use;
  • Official filing fee.

While all of the items noted in the list immediately above are required to complete an application, only the following items from that list are required in order to secure a filing date:

  • name and address of the applicant;
  • state or country of incorporation;
  • representation of trademark (a depiction of the mark an applicant seeks to register);
  • list of goods/services;
  • statement of intention to use;
  • Official filing fee.

The list of goods and services in this jurisdiction may specify:

  • a list of the common commercial names for the specific goods or services of interest.

The following number of copies of the trademark must be submitted:

  • One copy of the trademark must be submitted. It appears on the trademark application drawing page.

 

In this jurisdiction, the following type of registration is available:

  • local (e.g., state);
  • national;
  • International.

This jurisdiction is a party to the Madrid Protocol but not the Madrid Agreement and may be designated in international applications.

This country is not a member of the European Union; a Community Trademark is not effective in this jurisdiction.

No multinational regional registrations are available in this jurisdiction.

An international application is subject to the same registrability requirements and examination procedure as a locally filed application. (See the entry for the Madrid Agreement and Protocol.)

Applications can be filed online at the following URL:

The official file can be accessed online at the following URL:

Applications are officially searched as to prior trademarks.

REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL IN USA

  • Power of attorney;
  • Declaration of use;
  • Proof of use.
  • Copy of the original certificate of registration in order to double-check the details of the trademark

REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE UPDATE IN USA

  • Document of the Assignment

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