If you’ve just named a business or a new product, should you file for federal trademark protection?
Just as anyone can file a lawsuit, no matter how frivolous, there is nothing to prevent you from filing for a trademark. However, the United States government requires you to declare your basis for filing and provides clear guidelines for what constitutes an acceptable basis.
While certain international agreements provide a recognized basis for filing a trademark, most U.S. applicants base their application on their current use of the mark in commerce or their intent to use their mark in commerce in the future. In other words, you need to show that you are serious about acquiring the mark for actual use in business or are already using the mark as part of your business.
The federal government defines commerce as “all commerce that the U.S. Congress may lawfully regulate.?This includes interstate commerce or commerce between the U.S. and another country.
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