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DGW - File A Trademark
Congratulations on your decision to move forward with registering your Trademark. We are confident that you will find our online application process easy to use, and be assured that your application will be submitted by actual intellectual property attorneys who can and will be there for you in the future to assist with the registration process, as the need arises.
Please note that those entry forms with asterisks next to them represent required information—your application will be incomplete and cannot be submitted without such information. Move from field to field using the TAB key.
Application Help/Instructions
1.Owner of Mark: Enter the full name of the Applicant, i.e., the name of the individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity that owns the mark, not the person or firm completing the application. If the applicant is an individual, please list as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL/NAME; e.g., Smith,John A. If a joint venture organized under a particular business name owns the mark, enter that name. If a trust owns the mark, enter the name as "The Trustees of the [specify name] Trust." If an estate owns the mark, enter the name as "The Executors of the [specify name] Estate."
2.Contact Person: Enter the full name of the contact person for your application. If an entity is the owner of the mark, list a duly authorized representative for such entity. Please list as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL/NAME; e.g., Smith, John A. If the owner of the mark is an individual and the contact person is the same individual, please leave this field blank.
3.Contact Person Email: Please list a working email address for the contact person listed under (2), so that we may forward registration confirmation and other correspondence via email.
4.Street Address: Enter the applicant's street address or the rural delivery route where the applicant is located. A P.O. box address is also acceptable.
5.City: Enter the city and/or foreign area designation.
6.State: If a U.S. state, enter that state by clicking on the proper entry in the pull-down box. Otherwise, select the listing "Other" in the pull-down box, and enter the information in the designated box for field number14.
7.Zip Code: Enter the U.S. zip code or foreign country postal identification code.
8.Trademark Owner: From the drop down menu, select whether the applicant is an individual or an entity.
9.Phone Number: Enter a valid 10-digit phone number, no spaces, parentheses or dashes necessary.
10.Fax Number: Enter a valid 10-digit facsimile number, no spaces, parentheses or dashes necessary.
11.Individual Citizenship: Select the country by clicking on the proper entry in the pull-down box. If the country is not listed (because it is not one of our top filers), select the listing "Other" in the pull-down box, and enter the information in the designated box in field number 14. If the applicant is an entity, please select the country in which the entity was formed.
12.Business Type: If the applicant is an entity, select from the pull-down box whether it is registered as a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, estate or a different form of entity (other).
13.State of Registration, Incorporation or Formation: Corporation: Enter the applicant's state of incorporation (or if the applicant is a foreign corporation, enter the applicant's country of incorporation in field number 14.
Limited Liability Company: Enter the state under whose laws the limited liability company is organized (or if the limited liability company is foreign, enter the country in field number 14.
Partnership: Enter the state under whose laws the partnership is organized (or if the partnership is a foreign partnership, the country) in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of any general partners who are individuals, and/or the names and state or (foreign) country of incorporation of any general partners that are corporations, and/or the names and states or (foreign) countries of organization of any general partners that are themselves partnerships.
Limited Partnership: Enter the state under whose laws the partnership is organized (or if the partnership is a foreign partnership, the country) in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter only the names and citizenship or state or country of organization or incorporation of the general partners.
Joint Venture: Enter the state under whose laws the joint venture is organized (or if the joint venture is a foreign joint venture, the country) in the appropriate designated field. Enter the name and entity type of each entity participating in the joint venture. In the other designated field, enter the citizenship of those joint venture participants who are individuals, and/or the state or (foreign) country of incorporation of those joint venture participants that are corporations, and/or the state or (foreign) country of organization- and the names and citizenship of the partners- of those joint venture participants that are partnerships.
Sole Proprietorship: Enter the state or country where the sole proprietorship is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual who composes the sole proprietorship.
Trust: Enter the state or country where the trust is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual trustees. Note: The application should be filed in the name of the trustees, not the name of the trust. At the initial "Name" field, the entry should read: "The Trustees of the [specify name] Trust."
Estate: Enter the state or country where the estate is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual executors. Note: The application should be filed in the name of the executors, not the name of the estate. At the initial "Name" field, the entry should read:"The Executors of the [specify name] Estate."
Other Entity Type: Use either the Domestic Entity pull-down box or the Foreign Entity pull-down box to indicate the appropriate entity. If not listed therein, select "OTHER" from the list and then make an entry in the free-form text box in field number
14.State or Country where Incorporated: Foreign entity applicants should enter into the free form text box the State, Country, Province or Territory where their company/entity is incorporated (e.g. where the entity was formed).
15.Trademark Type: A Word Mark is a mark that appears in plain, non-stylized letters, as opposed to a logo or stylized font or letters. Use the “Word Mark” option to register a mark that is comprised of word(s),letter(s), number(s), or any combination thereof, with no design element and when you are not claiming any particular font, style, size, or color, and absent any stylization or design element. Registration of a mark in standard characters will provide broad rights, namely use in any manner of presentation. Select Design Mark if you wish to register a mark that is comprised of stylized word(s), letter(s), and or number(s), and/or a design element. The design may appear by itself, or combined with word(s), letter(s), and/or number(s).You may apply for only one mark in each application; also, each variation of a mark is considered a separate mark. Within one application, you cannot display the mark as a combination of both standard characters and stylized and/or design elements. To claim Standard Characters, you must enter the word(s), letter(s) and/or number(s) you wish to register (e.g., THE CAT'S MEOW). Do not include quotation marks around the mark unless you are actually using, or intend to use, the quotation marks as part of the mark.
16.If you selected “Word mark” in Section 16, please type the exact mark you propose to register, carefully using capitalization and punctuation as you would like it to appear exactly in the registered mark.
17.Additional Rules: Mark images should not include the trademark, service mark or registration symbols (TM, SM,®). Mark images should be submitted with as little white space around the design as possible. Unless a color image is being submitted for a mark wherein color is claimed as a feature of the mark, the mark image should be pure black-and-white, with no gray areas. Do not zip your image files or add any additional compression. JPG files are already compressed.
18.Goods or Services used with Mark: In the free form text box, please provide a comprehensive, detailed description of the goods or services that are or will be used or associated with the mark. Describe every current or proposed use of the mark as thoroughly as possible. For services, describe the services that will be advertised using the mark. For products, describe with specificity the exact products on which the mark will appear (or on its packaging). You description will enable the US Trademark Group to determine under which international class(es) the application should be filed. It is better to file under all classes that may apply, but the filing fee for each class is $275 ($325 for marks registered in a foreign country). In the list boxes, please do your best to determine which International Class would apply to your goods or services. Select only one class per list box. Four (4) boxes are provided, allowing you to select up to four unique classes of products or services. If more than 4 classes apply to your goods or services, please contact our firm and we will discuss additional classes in which to register your mark.
19.Use of Mark: If you are currently using the mark in commerce and can provide evidence of such use, you can file an “in use” or 1(A) application. You must be able to provide the date of first use anywhere and the date of use in commerce that the U.S. Congress may regulate, and a specimen (sample) of said use. Use may be by the applicant, the applicant's related company, or a licensee of the applicant (or, earlier use by a predecessor interest; however, current use must be being made at the time of the application by the applicant, the applicant's related company, or a licensee of applicant).If you are not using the mark in commerce yet, you can still file an “intent to use” or 1(B) application. This will preserve your priority date with respect to the mark, and once you do start using it in commerce, your trademark ownership rights will related back to the date your application is filed. However, if you are filing an“intent to use” application, it will be necessary to file a statement of use in the future, after the examining attorney issues a Notice of Allowance. A Notice of Allowance is usually issued (assuming there are no office actions to contend with) approximately 6 to 8 months after the application is filed. Once the Notice of Allowance issues, you have 6 months to file a Statement of Use and provide the USPTO a specimen that shows use of the mark in commerce, in the class of good or services in which the mark is registered. For products, acceptable specimen are tags, advertisements and pictures of the product featuring the exact mark you registered. For services, the most frequent specimen that are used are screen shots of the applicant's website, showing the mark used to advertised the class of services under which the mark is registered. The US Trademark Group will file your Statement of Use when the time is right for a flat fee of $150.00. The USPTO also charges a filing fee in the amount of $100 to file a Statement of Use.
20.Specimen Instructions for 1(A) Application: You may submit pictures or scanned images of a tag or label for the goods; a container or other packaging for the goods; a display associated with the goods; or a photograph of the goods that shows use of the mark on the goods. Invoices, announcements, order forms, bills of lading, leaflets, brochures, publicity releases, letterhead and business cards generally are NOT acceptable specimens for goods. Attach at least one JPG image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item listed in the description of goods and/or services. This is not the same as the image of your actual mark by itself that was attached in the Mark Information section. Instead, in this section, you must show how you are actually using the mark in commerce. Examples of acceptable service marks specimens are screen shots of a website showing the mark in use to advertise the services within the international class under which you are applying, signs, photographs, brochures or advertisements that show the mark used in the sale or advertising of the services. If the goods and/or services are classified in more than one international class, one specimen must be provided showing the mark used on or in connection with at least one item from each of these classes.
What is the CVV Code? The Card Verification Value code is a 3 or 4 digit code appearing on your credit card. For Visa, Mastercard and Discover, it is the final group of 3 numbers printed on the back signature panel of the card. For American Express cards, it is the 4-digit number appearing on the front side of your card, above your embossed card number and to the right side.
1.Owner of Mark: Enter the full name of the Applicant, i.e., the name of the individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity that owns the mark, not the person or firm completing the application. If the applicant is an individual, please list as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL/NAME; e.g., Smith,John A. If a joint venture organized under a particular business name owns the mark, enter that name. If a trust owns the mark, enter the name as "The Trustees of the [specify name] Trust." If an estate owns the mark, enter the name as "The Executors of the [specify name] Estate."
2.Contact Person: Enter the full name of the contact person for your application. If an entity is the owner of the mark, list a duly authorized representative for such entity. Please list as LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL/NAME; e.g., Smith, John A. If the owner of the mark is an individual and the contact person is the same individual, please leave this field blank.
3.Contact Person Email: Please list a working email address for the contact person listed under (2), so that we may forward registration confirmation and other correspondence via email.
4.Street Address: Enter the applicant's street address or the rural delivery route where the applicant is located. A P.O. box address is also acceptable.
5.City: Enter the city and/or foreign area designation.
6.State: If a U.S. state, enter that state by clicking on the proper entry in the pull-down box. Otherwise, select the listing "Other" in the pull-down box, and enter the information in the designated box for field number14.
7.Zip Code: Enter the U.S. zip code or foreign country postal identification code.
8.Trademark Owner: From the drop down menu, select whether the applicant is an individual or an entity.
9.Phone Number: Enter a valid 10-digit phone number, no spaces, parentheses or dashes necessary.
10.Fax Number: Enter a valid 10-digit facsimile number, no spaces, parentheses or dashes necessary.
11.Individual Citizenship: Select the country by clicking on the proper entry in the pull-down box. If the country is not listed (because it is not one of our top filers), select the listing "Other" in the pull-down box, and enter the information in the designated box in field number 14. If the applicant is an entity, please select the country in which the entity was formed.
12.Business Type: If the applicant is an entity, select from the pull-down box whether it is registered as a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, estate or a different form of entity (other).
13.State of Registration, Incorporation or Formation: Corporation: Enter the applicant's state of incorporation (or if the applicant is a foreign corporation, enter the applicant's country of incorporation in field number 14.
Limited Liability Company: Enter the state under whose laws the limited liability company is organized (or if the limited liability company is foreign, enter the country in field number 14.
Partnership: Enter the state under whose laws the partnership is organized (or if the partnership is a foreign partnership, the country) in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of any general partners who are individuals, and/or the names and state or (foreign) country of incorporation of any general partners that are corporations, and/or the names and states or (foreign) countries of organization of any general partners that are themselves partnerships.
Limited Partnership: Enter the state under whose laws the partnership is organized (or if the partnership is a foreign partnership, the country) in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter only the names and citizenship or state or country of organization or incorporation of the general partners.
Joint Venture: Enter the state under whose laws the joint venture is organized (or if the joint venture is a foreign joint venture, the country) in the appropriate designated field. Enter the name and entity type of each entity participating in the joint venture. In the other designated field, enter the citizenship of those joint venture participants who are individuals, and/or the state or (foreign) country of incorporation of those joint venture participants that are corporations, and/or the state or (foreign) country of organization- and the names and citizenship of the partners- of those joint venture participants that are partnerships.
Sole Proprietorship: Enter the state or country where the sole proprietorship is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual who composes the sole proprietorship.
Trust: Enter the state or country where the trust is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual trustees. Note: The application should be filed in the name of the trustees, not the name of the trust. At the initial "Name" field, the entry should read: "The Trustees of the [specify name] Trust."
Estate: Enter the state or country where the estate is organized in the appropriate designated field. In the other designated field, enter the name and citizenship of the individual executors. Note: The application should be filed in the name of the executors, not the name of the estate. At the initial "Name" field, the entry should read:"The Executors of the [specify name] Estate."
Other Entity Type: Use either the Domestic Entity pull-down box or the Foreign Entity pull-down box to indicate the appropriate entity. If not listed therein, select "OTHER" from the list and then make an entry in the free-form text box in field number
14.State or Country where Incorporated: Foreign entity applicants should enter into the free form text box the State, Country, Province or Territory where their company/entity is incorporated (e.g. where the entity was formed).
15.Trademark Type: A Word Mark is a mark that appears in plain, non-stylized letters, as opposed to a logo or stylized font or letters. Use the “Word Mark” option to register a mark that is comprised of word(s),letter(s), number(s), or any combination thereof, with no design element and when you are not claiming any particular font, style, size, or color, and absent any stylization or design element. Registration of a mark in standard characters will provide broad rights, namely use in any manner of presentation. Select Design Mark if you wish to register a mark that is comprised of stylized word(s), letter(s), and or number(s), and/or a design element. The design may appear by itself, or combined with word(s), letter(s), and/or number(s).You may apply for only one mark in each application; also, each variation of a mark is considered a separate mark. Within one application, you cannot display the mark as a combination of both standard characters and stylized and/or design elements. To claim Standard Characters, you must enter the word(s), letter(s) and/or number(s) you wish to register (e.g., THE CAT'S MEOW). Do not include quotation marks around the mark unless you are actually using, or intend to use, the quotation marks as part of the mark.
16.If you selected “Word mark” in Section 16, please type the exact mark you propose to register, carefully using capitalization and punctuation as you would like it to appear exactly in the registered mark.
17.Additional Rules: Mark images should not include the trademark, service mark or registration symbols (TM, SM,®). Mark images should be submitted with as little white space around the design as possible. Unless a color image is being submitted for a mark wherein color is claimed as a feature of the mark, the mark image should be pure black-and-white, with no gray areas. Do not zip your image files or add any additional compression. JPG files are already compressed.
18.Goods or Services used with Mark: In the free form text box, please provide a comprehensive, detailed description of the goods or services that are or will be used or associated with the mark. Describe every current or proposed use of the mark as thoroughly as possible. For services, describe the services that will be advertised using the mark. For products, describe with specificity the exact products on which the mark will appear (or on its packaging). You description will enable the US Trademark Group to determine under which international class(es) the application should be filed. It is better to file under all classes that may apply, but the filing fee for each class is $275 ($325 for marks registered in a foreign country). In the list boxes, please do your best to determine which International Class would apply to your goods or services. Select only one class per list box. Four (4) boxes are provided, allowing you to select up to four unique classes of products or services. If more than 4 classes apply to your goods or services, please contact our firm and we will discuss additional classes in which to register your mark.
19.Use of Mark: If you are currently using the mark in commerce and can provide evidence of such use, you can file an “in use” or 1(A) application. You must be able to provide the date of first use anywhere and the date of use in commerce that the U.S. Congress may regulate, and a specimen (sample) of said use. Use may be by the applicant, the applicant's related company, or a licensee of the applicant (or, earlier use by a predecessor interest; however, current use must be being made at the time of the application by the applicant, the applicant's related company, or a licensee of applicant).If you are not using the mark in commerce yet, you can still file an “intent to use” or 1(B) application. This will preserve your priority date with respect to the mark, and once you do start using it in commerce, your trademark ownership rights will related back to the date your application is filed. However, if you are filing an“intent to use” application, it will be necessary to file a statement of use in the future, after the examining attorney issues a Notice of Allowance. A Notice of Allowance is usually issued (assuming there are no office actions to contend with) approximately 6 to 8 months after the application is filed. Once the Notice of Allowance issues, you have 6 months to file a Statement of Use and provide the USPTO a specimen that shows use of the mark in commerce, in the class of good or services in which the mark is registered. For products, acceptable specimen are tags, advertisements and pictures of the product featuring the exact mark you registered. For services, the most frequent specimen that are used are screen shots of the applicant's website, showing the mark used to advertised the class of services under which the mark is registered. The US Trademark Group will file your Statement of Use when the time is right for a flat fee of $150.00. The USPTO also charges a filing fee in the amount of $100 to file a Statement of Use.
20.Specimen Instructions for 1(A) Application: You may submit pictures or scanned images of a tag or label for the goods; a container or other packaging for the goods; a display associated with the goods; or a photograph of the goods that shows use of the mark on the goods. Invoices, announcements, order forms, bills of lading, leaflets, brochures, publicity releases, letterhead and business cards generally are NOT acceptable specimens for goods. Attach at least one JPG image file showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item listed in the description of goods and/or services. This is not the same as the image of your actual mark by itself that was attached in the Mark Information section. Instead, in this section, you must show how you are actually using the mark in commerce. Examples of acceptable service marks specimens are screen shots of a website showing the mark in use to advertise the services within the international class under which you are applying, signs, photographs, brochures or advertisements that show the mark used in the sale or advertising of the services. If the goods and/or services are classified in more than one international class, one specimen must be provided showing the mark used on or in connection with at least one item from each of these classes.
What is the CVV Code? The Card Verification Value code is a 3 or 4 digit code appearing on your credit card. For Visa, Mastercard and Discover, it is the final group of 3 numbers printed on the back signature panel of the card. For American Express cards, it is the 4-digit number appearing on the front side of your card, above your embossed card number and to the right side.
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