It is the trademark owner’s responsibility to protect your own trademark from other trademarks that might cause your buyers to buy the competitions’ product or service instead of your own. Trademark watching is the first step in policing your own trademark against potential infringers.
When a new trademark is filed, the first step USPTO performs is a review and comparison of the newly filed trademark against any pending or registered trademarks already in the system. If the USPTO examiner believes that the newly filed trademark has no confusing similarity to any trademarks already in the system, then that trademark can be approved for publication.
6000-8000 new Federal applications are published in the USA’s “Trademark Gazette” each week. This is the “Published for Opposition” phase of the trademark process. This allows diligent trademark owners the opportunity to oppose the pending, potentially infringing trademark(s), which stops the registration process until a resolution can be reached.
E-Trademark Universe reviews the USPTO’s Trademark Gazette each and every week to insure that no pending trademarks have been allowed to proceed that might infringe on your trademark.
E-Trademark Universe performs both a direct hit and close hit variation search on trademarks published in the Trademark Gazette, comparing them to your trademark with an eye towards eliminating confusion in the marketplace.
If a potentially infringing trademark is encountered, we provide you a notification via e-mail which includes ALL details regarding the potentially infringing trademark. It is an up to date, fully complete trademark record, so you have all the information you need to be able to make an informed decision on whether or not to oppose the pending, potentially infringing trademark.
NOTE: Trademarks determined to be potentially infringing will always be reported to you within 1 week of the publication date. You have to review and decide on opposition proceedings within an initial 30 day period or lose the opportunity. You can however, file an extension of time to oppose, buys you anadditional 90 days in which to make your final decision regarding an actual opposition filing (which is a mini law suite within the USPTO through the TTAB).
Why Have Trademark Watching?
Because there is no such thing as the trademark police. The USPTO examiner performs an initial review 3 months after a new trademark application is filed, but it is risky to leave the protection of your valuable trademark in the hands of a single examining attorney, who often will have an opinion different than yours.
Trademark Watching gives the trademark owner the power to make your own determination on if a pending trademark will cause confusion to your customers when they go to buy your product or service in the market place. Will your customer buy your competitor’s product by mistake because the competition’s brand name or logo is too similar to yours ?
You probably spend considerable time and money in promoting your trademarked product or service through trade shows, product advertising, internet presence, and social media. So why let your competition profit from goodwill that should be yours ?
Furthermore, allowing a similar trademark to co-exist with you trademark, can result in weakening your trademark. The longer you allow another trademark to coexist with yours, whether you have made a specific decision to do so, or not, the weaker your trademark becomes over time. And if you allow one trademark to coexist, your ability to fight a second infringing trademark is reduced, by mere existence and(tacit) acceptance of the first.
Can I Watch My Trademarks In Other Countries USA?
YES! We also have International Trademark Watching, which works in much the same way as the USA Watching.
Newly published trademarks with your brand name(s), on an “as issued” basis (not all trademark gazettes are published on a weekly basis).
The following criteria are used for each international trademark watching search, and we can include special search criteria you might have in relation to your specific trademark, at no additional charge:
- Prefix match
- Suffix match
- Consonant match
– Phonetic match
– Translations, transliterations and anagrams
The information contained in all trademark watch reports is translated into English. The reports are clear and concise, and are sent promptly via e-mail to ensure maximum time for you to take any necessary opposition action.
Trademark Watching Costs
USA words only $295 per mark, per year, over all class codes
USA design only $295 per mark, per year, over all class codes
International words only $595 per mark, per year, per class code
International design only $595 per mark, per year, per class code
Any trademark owner registered in more than 1 country should have trademark watching. Don’t let your brand name become an asset to your competition through confusion.
When a new trademark is filed, the first step USPTO performs is a review and comparison of the newly filed trademark against any pending or registered trademarks already in the system. If the USPTO examiner believes that the newly filed trademark has no confusing similarity to any trademarks already in the system, then that trademark can be approved for publication.
6000-8000 new Federal applications are published in the USA’s “Trademark Gazette” each week. This is the “Published for Opposition” phase of the trademark process. This allows diligent trademark owners the opportunity to oppose the pending, potentially infringing trademark(s), which stops the registration process until a resolution can be reached.
E-Trademark Universe reviews the USPTO’s Trademark Gazette each and every week to insure that no pending trademarks have been allowed to proceed that might infringe on your trademark.
E-Trademark Universe performs both a direct hit and close hit variation search on trademarks published in the Trademark Gazette, comparing them to your trademark with an eye towards eliminating confusion in the marketplace.
If a potentially infringing trademark is encountered, we provide you a notification via e-mail which includes ALL details regarding the potentially infringing trademark. It is an up to date, fully complete trademark record, so you have all the information you need to be able to make an informed decision on whether or not to oppose the pending, potentially infringing trademark.
NOTE: Trademarks determined to be potentially infringing will always be reported to you within 1 week of the publication date. You have to review and decide on opposition proceedings within an initial 30 day period or lose the opportunity. You can however, file an extension of time to oppose, buys you anadditional 90 days in which to make your final decision regarding an actual opposition filing (which is a mini law suite within the USPTO through the TTAB).
Why Have Trademark Watching?
Because there is no such thing as the trademark police. The USPTO examiner performs an initial review 3 months after a new trademark application is filed, but it is risky to leave the protection of your valuable trademark in the hands of a single examining attorney, who often will have an opinion different than yours.
Trademark Watching gives the trademark owner the power to make your own determination on if a pending trademark will cause confusion to your customers when they go to buy your product or service in the market place. Will your customer buy your competitor’s product by mistake because the competition’s brand name or logo is too similar to yours ?
You probably spend considerable time and money in promoting your trademarked product or service through trade shows, product advertising, internet presence, and social media. So why let your competition profit from goodwill that should be yours ?
Furthermore, allowing a similar trademark to co-exist with you trademark, can result in weakening your trademark. The longer you allow another trademark to coexist with yours, whether you have made a specific decision to do so, or not, the weaker your trademark becomes over time. And if you allow one trademark to coexist, your ability to fight a second infringing trademark is reduced, by mere existence and(tacit) acceptance of the first.
Can I Watch My Trademarks In Other Countries USA?
YES! We also have International Trademark Watching, which works in much the same way as the USA Watching.
Newly published trademarks with your brand name(s), on an “as issued” basis (not all trademark gazettes are published on a weekly basis).
The following criteria are used for each international trademark watching search, and we can include special search criteria you might have in relation to your specific trademark, at no additional charge:
- Prefix match
- Suffix match
- Consonant match
– Phonetic match
– Translations, transliterations and anagrams
The information contained in all trademark watch reports is translated into English. The reports are clear and concise, and are sent promptly via e-mail to ensure maximum time for you to take any necessary opposition action.
Trademark Watching Costs
USA words only $295 per mark, per year, over all class codes
USA design only $295 per mark, per year, over all class codes
International words only $595 per mark, per year, per class code
International design only $595 per mark, per year, per class code
Any trademark owner registered in more than 1 country should have trademark watching. Don’t let your brand name become an asset to your competition through confusion.