Insert Pages To Legal Minnesota Trademarks Forms For Free

The cheapest way to file for a trademark is simply to do it yourself. You can start by searching for the United States Patent and Trademark Office's State (USPTO) website. Then file out the online forms and pay their fees.

Common law trademarks are free and do not require any paperwork or forms. There is no way to register a name 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.

The statement of use form You can file a trademark statement of use online using the Trademark Electronic Application System, or TEAS. The online form asks for the following: The date you first used the mark. The date when you first used the mark in commerce.

A specimen for a service mark must show the mark as used in the sale or advertising of the services identified in the trademark application. Examples of acceptable specimens include website pages, newspaper and magazine advertisements, business cards, brochures, menus, etc.

Submit a specimen or substitute specimen that demonstrates proper use of your trademark in commerce for your goods and/or services. The specimen must have been in actual use in commerce by the applicable date below: For an application: at least as early as the application filing date.

TRADEMARK USE IN COMMERCE REQUIRES MEANINGFUL SALES A central requirement in trademark law is that Use of the Trademark must entail Bona Fide Sales of the Goods/Services; Bona Fide Sales, meaning, of course a substantial number of sales.