Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: What are the requirements for submitting an international application through the USPTO?

Answer:
To file an international application through the USPTO, an applicant must have a U.S. application, called a "basic application" or a U.S. registration, called a "basic registration."

Question: What is a specimen?

Answer:
A specimen is a real-world example of how the mark or logo is actually used on the goods or in the offer of services. Labels, tags, or containers for the goods are considered to be acceptable specimens of use for a trademark.

Question: What are Trademark rights?

Answer:
Trademark rights may be used to prevent others from using a confusingly similar mark, but not to prevent others from making the same goods or from selling the same goods or services under a clearly different mark.
 

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