How to File a Trademark Application in the U.S. - Part 2

The second part of a step by step guide to filing a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Watch as an experienced trademark attorney guides you through the online federal trademark form. Listen to his commentary regarding the information required in order to successfully file your U.S. federal trademark application.

[@ArtistGeo]

Thank you for this video! I applied for 2 trademarks in the spring, and I found out they went through today! Couldnt have done it without this, thanks again!

[@avecvlogs7752]

ArtistGeo was it difficult? how long was the wait?

[@antzooms]

just curious, whether u applied for "STANDARD CHARACTER MARK"? if so, how long did it took to get the approval after submission? thanks for the info :p

[@divinelilylove3554]

Thomas Chan it takes three months once submitted for the application to get to the uspto's trademark attorney. After three months the lawyer will contact you if they have any issue with your application; I.e need additional information. If all is well, it will take a full 12 months to become registered. While you can not add the register logo (the R in the circle ) to your product, you can actually add the TM logo to your product. The USPTO is first come, first serve. And so once your application is accepted, even if not registered yet, your mark is protected. Say someone decided to use your mark after you e applied, once their application reaches the uspto attorney, they would be contacted and told to change the name or the application is rejected. This is why it takes so long. They have to place your application/or mark for public view so others may dispute it in case youve stolen the idea.
So sorry for the long answer lol. But I hope that helps 😊

[@VincentTucci]

Thank you for sharing your legal knowledge. I greatly appreciated the time you took to construct these videos. I am an attorney myself. Your videos saved me $1200. My wife and four boys are thankful for that savings.

[@MatthewMurillo]

Who is the individual putting them up? Would love to take a look at the library.

[@blueearthgoddess]

Excellent explanation/presentation. I am an attorney, myself, and found this to be very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@dankdriven5827]

From a law student to a pro... Super helpful. Wish more people shared basic knowledge like this. Thank you!

[@dropthebassline]

Thank you so much for this video! I used this video step by step and it was exactly the same in 2018.

[@deejay5102]

did it work? any problems?

[@thedarkwarriorperspective7475]

This man just saved me from a long evening of stress! Thank you so much. I really appreciate you.

[@ThingsIGotOnCamera]

Thank you! watched your video and re watched it to help me file the trade mark! :) avoided paying about $500+ for someone to do it for me :) saved about $300

[@nyceyes]

Thank you Brian Hall (video lesson creater) for this well thought out, well executed and thoughtful video. You made applying for a Trademark accessible (and a little more economical, too) to untold many, and I thank you on behalf of them. =:). Thank you.

[@iremcam6436]

wow, I just finished filing on my own, very useful video, thank you so much. I watched these two videos and all videos on USPTO page and followed this video again, did the same things step by step...Hope it goes smoothly.

[@imonlyjustsaying4395]

Did you get it ?

[@BethyBess]

Brian, thank you for taking the time to make this video and teach me how to file a trademark and be confident in my application. I've been putting it off for several months not wanting to do something wrong and and lose money. Thank you! Today you've made a happy girl.

[@Ardley101]

He sounds like a lawyer. Very helpful thanks 🙏🏾

[@RedBloopCreature]

Okay. I'm ready to go ahead and file! Wish me luck!

[@HEMPPUBLISHINGCOM]

Just wanted to say thanks for this video, you saved me thousands of dollars in Lawyer fees....

[@jeffd4927]

Thanks Brian! Just applied for my TradeMark! It was pretty smooth!

[@AlexRodriguez-uq3li]

May GOD bless you and your family. You really made it simple for many people.

[@jefferydollison]

You already know where I'm going as soon as my product sales!!!!!!!
Thank You times 100.
Thanks for holding my hand on such a big venture.

[@jeffchisholm5516]

You just saved me $200 per trademark!

[@styledbyveronicayvette6893]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. Your step by step instructions on how to fill out the trademark form really helped me and it was very easy to follow along. Thank you again😁

[@Lovingthemarriedlife]

I also used this video step by step. Some changes have been made in 2021. Thanks for the video!

[@kellyliu3872]

Please mention which parts change, thanks so much!

[@shauna1306]

This video is extremely helpful in even 2015!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@FarmKidz]

Just applied for mine! Good stuff! Thank you!

[@Capt-Cran]

Very kind of you to share this information ... I really good overview ...
Don ...

[@yvettearmstrong6753]

You are amazing! You saved me hundreds of dollars. Great instruction.

[@strealty8652]

Thank you so much! Your video was very helpful. Best trademark application video out there!

[@karintaylor3028]

This is just what I needed! Thank you so much!

[@Douniatamriloeper]

Thank you so much!! This was so helpful!!!

[@newartistspotlight_]

If I apply as 1B first do I have to apply again when I start using the trademark as a 1A later? Or can I just go back into the original app and submit the specimen to change to 1A?

[@klaidassiuipys7890]

A HUGE thanks for the tutorial!

[@xavierpmg5681]

Thanks for the information! Very helpful. Subscribed.

[@joycechoi8114]

Thank you so much! This video is super informative and helpful.

[@007dandy4]

You helped me walk thru the process, and i greatly appreciate this video.

[@jessicafisher1188]

Thank you for your content! I have so many questions. How much is the average cost for an attorney to help file an intent to use

[@Shinobi11San]

this is easy.....only after watching this...thanks man

[@sandraroman1611]

Thank you so much, absolutely helpful !!!

[@LifeMasteryPodcastStevenArecco]

Thank you so much. This was the best walk through i found!

[@LaughingLaughs88]

This was very helpful

[@DublinBrewing]

Thank you! That was invaluable.

[@Karma-pd5vs]

This was amazingly helpful! Thank you so much!

[@angeliquekeyes2597]

Thank you so much! You are a blessing to mankind. I wish you could be my personal lawyer!

[@chrisclassical7]

well done brian, brilliant video

[@mitchjorg]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Great job!

[@markusv3000]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video.

[@earaujo6004]

Should I use the term “,LLC” in the “owner of the mark” filling part or just the name of my company without it? *“Owner of Mark”: XYZ, LLC (or just) XYZ

[@TylerTripsTunes]

Great video is this the process used to trademark the name of our business also or is that a different process?

[@JORGINHODONASCIMENTO]

so, are you supposed to file per product under that class? I mean, if you want to register for selling clothes (clothing,) are you supposed to have a single line for t-shirts, another line for tank tops, another line for sweat shirts and so on?
or just file for clothing, specifying that you are including tshirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, etc.?

[@JaredTheQuietStorm]

Very thorough. Very helpful! Thank you!

[@bemacoul690]

issue 0:35
1:01-2:45 good & services, classes, additional fee
2:45-6:06 how you going to use it bema , 44 need attorney , best date to put as proof
6:06-7:34 intention to use trademark
7:39-8:34 the person receiving the information & sending message to, secondary email
8:35-10:45 fee to pay, signature, phone missing
10:45-12:17 review, what changes
12:38 pay

[@MrluisV3000]

Thank you brother. This was dead on still in 2018

[@tybo1372]

Hey Brian. It is a great video. I have a question: What if I file a trademark name as an individual person but meantime I wanna change it because I established a company? Can I change that with no problem? I guess the only thing to do is paying a fee for changing data. I want to protect my trademark before establishing a company.

[@costaricacoffeehouse9804]

Hello. Thanks a lot for the videos and the explanation. I would like to make u a question. If I use the "intent to use" way at the beginning and then, after a couple of months, I want to demostrate the use of the mark in any product, then Should I pay any other fee?

[@robdob202]

Thanks , now I'm about to apply for my trademark

[@jennepstein]

Thank you very much for providing this video. It was extremely helpful.

[@jriesenfeld]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you for putting this video together.

[@yidongh8232]

Thanks for this video. It is very helpful!!

[@vivianlin2132]

Thank you for sharing your legal knowledge ! You explain very clearly! :)

[@SalahShakir]

thank you and was very helpful.

[@lovely31bluprint]

Thank you, thank you for this information " Bonafide trademark" I didn't know I can do this. With additional research of course. Thank you so much for this. Peace and blessings.

[@yu-fanghsieh8491]

Hi, I follow the steps and after few weeks, I receive "congratulations, your trademark is on file, the ID is..." Does that mean I already got the right to use this trademark as my brand? Should I need to do anything else?

[@liaferve]

Thank you so much for this!!!

[@mugirlsllc1963]

Thank you so much! This was very clear and precise. :)

[@sebastiansuarez7005]

Thank you so much. You were a great help

[@moniquemoran4001]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@patriciataylor1925]

for a educational service, how do i apply the (1b) if i have intent but not in commerce yet? when i did it, it came up as warning and didn't apply the class to to it

[@billbandoh5818]

my jpeg they claim is too big. I clicked on it and its wide but can be viewed by scrolling to the right on the bottom of the screen. Will they consider this an issue

[@chicagotentllc.rentalssale4107]

BIG THANKS...you're a Rock Star!

[@socomhellboy]

Wish me luck too, I have divided to do it on my own without a lawyer

[@robjames3652]

Using an example other than "mark" would have been nice. A bit confusing. Making up a company name and stating where this could be problematic within the process would have been more helpful. For example a name that has similarites to existing trademarks and how to differenciate throughout the form.

[@jessicafisher1188]

If I have not actually sold anything yet but I do have a sample piece is that something that will qualify for a specimen or using it in commerce although I have not sold anything

[@patriciafox3894]

After I complete the application, as my business grows, am I able to add content later such as a specialized form mark or choosing an extra class etc?

[@patricebromby3652]

What does the N and Y mean under the TM5 category when searching for the good?

[@Krthaspecialist]

I just want want to trademark my logo that will later be used on clothings and other apparel. I got a bit confused

[@darkeyah]

The section 1b option is not available, did I do something wrong?

[@adventuresofjuju267]

Thanks a million. Great video.

[@GeniusisCommon]

Thanks so much! Amazing.

[@Sushie55]

Very helpful, thanks so much

[@tanyamwoodson]

EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!!

[@faguirre1966]

You made my day!!!!, God bless you

[@Neta4Christ]

Thank you. Very helpful. 👍🏻😃

[@shebrew4896]

Can i put a p.o box where it ask for address ? I don’t want people to be able to have my home address if they google info .

[@SinaRan301]

GREAT WORK AND CONCISE

[@ThatGuyNathan]

can I put a dash in my mark? Like "Blank - Blank"?

[@darnellmanning5914]

Great Video!

[@daonguyen3251]

You're Awesome! Thanks!!!

[@ryfletch94]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

[@jorrickjohns6019]

Thank u so much for this

[@Primeminister7381]

service mark applys to people selling services but they still call it a trademark in someways its just a different type of trademark .if your selling products then thats a different ball game

[@rybsts7996]

How much will it cost me to have you do this?

[@ibdcorp]

thank you so much, very helpful!!

[@SinaRan301]

Any reason you chose to teach us this process? It seems you could garner more clients that would hire you to do the application rather than do it themselves.

[@iremcam6436]

which is ok, still great info though....

[@notoyriousvisuals]

What if you want to do logo and name?

[@AlexBrizuelaWorld]

Thank you!

[@abdelali4373]

A step-by-step explanation for registering a patent on the uspto platform, translated into Arabic

[@nandomartinelli]

Thanks very much!!

[@evangelamason4983]

God bless you ❤

[@rtmatchatea]

GREAT!!!!

[@CliffFennell]

Thanks! Success!!

[@t88taco88]

You're AWESOME

[@zeranemusic]

Thank you sir

[@theModelpreneur]

Thanks

[@peplife09]

thank you.