You must submit a special form drawing when your mark includes words, letters, or numerals presented in a way that creates an uncommon or "special" impression that would be altered or lost if the text were registered alone.Ī special form drawing is also required if you want your registered mark to include specific colors or underlining, superscripts, subscripts, exponents, emoticons, or characters and symbols that are not in our standard character set (see also “Requirements for color marks”). Because this decision is important, an applicant may wish to hire a private attorney specializing in trademark matters.Ĭlick on the headings below to learn more about the two types of drawings, the protection each provides, and when a special form drawing is required. Some companies, however, can afford to register only one mark, so they might focus instead on registering the one or two components they use most often and that are most important to their brand. This gives companies flexibility in their promotional matter, social media, and webpages to mix and match marks (sometimes using a slogan or design alone, or a design with the slogan) and still protect all their marks. A company might register its business name, a slogan, and a logo to ensure the broadest possible protection. This decision depends on many factors, including the mark you use most often with your goods or services, which words or designs are important for you to protect, and how much money you plan to spend on protecting the mark.įor example, companies often separately register various components of a mark that they use together and separately. Transferring ownership / Assignments help.International intergovernmental organizations.Enforcing your trademark rights/trademark litigation.
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