If you spend more time on emails and invoices than on creative work, your business is running you—let’s fix that. Most creatives launch their businesses with passion and talent but quickly get overwhelmed by contracts, payments, and admin tasks that eat away at...
DIY legal research has a hidden cost; too many creative entrepreneurs have been duped into paying that cost. Picture this: A talented artist is ready to launch their business. They spend hours sifting through Google, ChatGPT chats, forums, and social media, hoping to...
This trademark cost guidebook discusses trademark costs and includes information about fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as well as fees charged by attorneys and filing services. Note: All numbers are current as of March 2024....
The trademark Supplemental Register provides a place for trademarks denied registration on the Principal Register for various reasons. While a federal trademark registration on the Supplemental Register does not provide all of the benefits of a federal trademark...
A California trademark provides trademark protection within the state of California. This may be useful for your business. Many people know they can register their mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but fewer know California has a trademark...
Have you recently received an Office Action denying your mark based on a surname refusal? Are you planning on applying for a trademark with your last name as part of the mark? In either case, you should first understand the potential pitfalls of attempting to register...
