Add Required Fields To Legal Illinois Trademarks Forms For Free

Once a trademark application is filed, you may no longer add additional classes to it. If you need to protect your trademarks for new product or service offerings, you must file a another, separate application.

Correcting filing errors using online forms Submit the form Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter. Before you can submit this form, you must wait 7 to 10 days after you submit your application form to ensure all your information is available in our database.

A common misconception is that having a trademark means you legally own a particular word or phrase and can prevent others from using it. However, you don't have rights to the word or phrase in general, only to how that word or phrase is used with your specific goods or services.

Descriptiveness / lack of distinctiveness: Terms that literally describe items as they are ("tomato," "beer," "copper" or any other common word) cannot be trademarked as they must be reserved for general use. Similarly, marks that fail to indicate a particular commercial enterprise to consumers will not be registered.

To transfer ownership or update your information to reflect a legal name change: Use Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) to request the change. If you're filing a TEAS form within the next week, you may need to manually update the owner information on the TEAS form.

You can trademark your name if it has business or commercial value. Trademarking your name gives you an additional brand and keeps others from using your name. To trademark your name you must meet specific requirements with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).