Overview of trademark registration in the United States:

The United States is the world's most attention to the trademark protection of the country, is also one of the countries with the largest number of registered trademarks, its trademark protection system such as origin, well-known trademarks, trademarks of the customs protection system, etc., has been used for reference by many countries in the world.

Currently, the United States is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Paris Convention, and the Madrid Protocol. According to the provisions of the United States "Langham Act", the United States is a member of the international convention on the protection of trademarks, or has a bilateral trademark registration agreement with the United States nationals, if in their own country has applied for the registration of the trademark, within 6 months to enjoy the United States on the registration of the same trademark priority.

American Trademark Registration Advantages:

1. Enter the US market

If your products are not registered in the United States, you may face the seizure of the goods by the customs, causing serious losses. Many foreign buyers, particularly in the US, require manufacturers or sellers to prove they own the intellectual property to protect themselves from infringement lawsuits

2. Earn license fees

If your trademark has a certain popularity in the country but you can not go to the United States because of many reasons to expand the market, you can be registered in the United States trademark license to others to use, earn licensing fees

3. Use trademarks as defensive shields

The trademark protection in the United States is very perfect. It can not only prevent infringing goods from entering the American market, but also prevent others from registering an identical or possibly misleading or confusing trademark in the category of goods or services for which you are specialized

4. Add value to the business

A registered trademark is one of the most important intangible assets that can be handed down to future generations. It can be transferred, inherited, used as property investment, collateral, etc., and can help your company value its assets when the stock market goes public or when it is acquired

Materials required to register a U.S. trademark:

1. Power of Attorney for Trademark Registration (provided by Eaglefly International);

2. Documents related to trademark registration;

3. American trademark pattern to be registered;

4. Category of goods and services applied for;

5. Qualification documents of the applicant;

The process of registering a U.S. trademark:

1. Preparation stage: Verify trademark and customer qualification; Prepare power of attorney; Completing and submitting the trademark application;

2. Formal acceptance stage: the consultant will accept the notice and express it to your address; The consultant timely notifies the acceptance of the trademark;

3. The examination stage of the Trademark Office: the trademark registration authority shall conduct formal examination of the application; After examination, a notice of acceptance will be issued; Initiation of substantive review;

4. Announcement period: the trademark shall be registered and the registration notice shall be published at the same time if no objection is raised within 3 months from the date of publication of the announcement;

5. Application completion: the Trademark Office issues the registration certificate and transfers it to the customer to complete the registration of the American trademark;