USPTO is a federal government agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce, which is mainly responsible for the authorization examination of U.S. patents and trademarks. As far as trademarks are concerned, USPTO is responsible for reviewing trademark registration applications and judging whether the applied trademarks meet the relevant requirements of federal registration in the United States. USPTO only answers standard questions about the trademark registration application process, but will not provide any information with legal opinions, nor will it participate in or assist in any trademark rights protection procedures (such as court proceedings at all levels, trademark protection procedures of the Customs and Border Protection Bureau under the US Department of Homeland Security, etc.). ).
2. When 2.USPTO receives an application for registration, it will generally start to examine whether the applied trademark complies with the US trademark law after 3 months.
Upon examination, if USPTO finds relevant problems, it will issue an examination opinion, and the applicant generally needs to reply within 6 months after receiving the examination opinion; If USPTO finds no problems, or the applicant successfully overcomes the problems found by USPTO, the applied trademark will be published in the official gazette. During the 30-day announcement period, any member of the public can raise objections to the trademark application. The objection procedure is handled by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
The validity period of a registered trademark in the United States is 10 years, counting from the date of approval of registration.
3. The United States and the United States have two kinds of trademark registration: primary registration and supplementary registration. The vast majority of American federal trademark registrations belong to the master registration. Volume registration provides the possibility for the registration of descriptive trademarks that lack significance but can still distinguish the sources of goods and services. Usually, the trademarks registered in supplementary books are modified from those registered in main books. If the applicant thinks that the trademark is descriptive but may be remarkable through use, he may directly submit an application for registration in the supplementary book.
Within the validity period of 10 year, trademark registrants need to take necessary measures in the following two periods to maintain the validity of registered trademarks in the United States. (a) the fifth to sixth years from the date of registration, or within a grace period of six months after the expiration of the above-mentioned period.
Trademark registrants need to submit it to USPTO within the above time.