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What are the benefits of registering?
• Your business name and logo and the goodwill associated with them are valuable assets. Registration of the trademark provides comprehensive protection and enables you to prevent others from using your name and/or logo.
• A registered trademark indicates that your business name is secure.
• A registered trademark can be a valuable asset if you decide to sell your business.
• The owner of a registered mark is entitled to a presumption of mark ownership and exclusive use from the filing date of the application.
• You can prevent others from using a confusingly similar name.
• You can transfer or licence your trademark rights against payment.
There are numerous other advantages to securing registration of a trademark. Perhaps the most important advantage is that registered trademarks are protected for the complete national territory, regardless of the actual geographic use made of the mark.
Trademark Search - Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a Trademark?
- Why do I need to protect my Trademark?
- What about my Internet Domain Name?
- What are the benefits of registering?
- What can be trademarked?
- Marks to avoid when choosing a Trademark or Service Mark
- Is it advisable to conduct a search before I apply to register a Trademark?
- Do I need to be using my Trademark to register it?
- How do I know which class my goods fall in?
- Can I file in more than one international class & what are the implications?
- Should I apply in my own name or in the name of my company or corporation?
- How long does it take for the Trademark Office to process my application?
- The Trademark application process
- What is an Office Action?
- What happens when a mark is published?
- What is an opposition?
- How long does a Trademark last?
- Use of the TM ® and SM Symbols
- How to use a Trademark
- Can I assign my trademark to a third party?
- What is trademark watch?
- Why choosing two languages for Community Trademarks?
- What is priority or priority deadline?
- What is the “next deadline”?
- What are “designated countries”?
- What are “decisions”?