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5 posts tagged Uspto, newest first.
Intellectual Property
Read the actual USPTO trademark notice to identify its stage, issues, issue date, application basis, and stated response period. Most relevant section 1/44 pre-registration actions use a three-month period with an eligible extension; section 66(a) and other notices differ. Verify the applicable rule and receipt deadline. Reconsideration does not extend an appeal deadline.
Intellectual Property
Trademark monitoring means watching for confusingly similar new filings and uses after you register, because the USPTO does not police the market for you. LawSensai watches for conflicts, sends infringement alerts, tracks renewal and maintenance deadlines, and connects you with an independent licensed attorney to respond.
Intellectual Property
Register a trademark with the USPTO by running a clearance search, filing an application in the correct class with a use or intent-to-use basis, then clearing examination and publication.
Intellectual Property
The January 2026 USPTO fee restructuring rewrote the math for small patent and trademark filers. Here is what changed, what stayed, and where strategy needs to shift.
Intellectual Property
A provisional is a one-year option, not a patent. A non-provisional is the real thing. Here is when each makes sense, what the provisional actually buys you, and the drafting failures that cost founders the priority date.
