Create Legal Alaska Trademarks Forms For Free

Rules for Foreigners Registering a Trademark in the US The new USPTO rule now requires all non-US residents and companies to be represented by a licensed US attorney. In some cases, an authorised foreign attorney is also permitted by the USPTO to act as the licensed attorney (i.e., a registered Canadian attorney).

Register your corporation/entity with the State of Alaska Corporations Section to receive an Alaska entity number. All forms are located on our Forms and Fees page. Once on that page, scroll down to your specific entity type and click on the appropriate form.

If the name is a personal name you may use it a trademark, as long as a namesake does not beat you to the punch, meaning that your proposed personal name would not cause a likelihood of confusion with a similar name already in use for related goods or services.

You can only trademark a brand name that you're using in business or that you intend to use in business in the near future. You can't register a generic or descriptive name. Your trademark name has to be distinctive or unique in some way to be approved. The name can't create a likelihood of confusion among consumers.

Trademark Application Process: Complete a trademark search. Secure your rights. Submit an initial application at uspto.gov on the Trademark Electronic Application System or TEAS. Fill out the TEAS form for an initial application. Be sure to upload the file of your logo. Submit an "intent-to-use" form. ... Pay the fees.

Common law trademarks are free and do not require any paperwork or forms. There is no way to register a phrase trademark for free because you will always have to pay at least a small fee that covers the costs of examining and processing your trademark application. There is no way to get a federal trademark for free.