Category Archives: Federal Trademark Filing Points

Types of Federal Trademark Filing

Filing a federal trademark application may vary depending on “basis” to five types including: Actual Use under Section 1(a); Intent to Use under Section 1(b); claiming foreign priority under Section 44(d); claiming foreign registration under Section 44(e); and Madrid Protocol extension under Section 66(a). Actual Use Basis under Section 1(a) requires proof of use of…

Intent to Use Based Trademark Filing

Intent to use means that you haven’t started using your trademark in commerce, but you have a bona fide intent to do so within the next three to four years. For example, you might intend to make and sell wallets, but you’re just at the point of sourcing your materials. That is, you haven’t started…