Does anybody know how to trademark a name?
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Just a heads up, trademark applications are a multi-year process, most of the time spent waiting/in limbo. You’re best bets are:
Hire a third party reputable legal service to apply for you (since you’re already willing to pay). Consider the application is $500 per mark as well.
Spend a month researching the application, and apply yourself. The application you use depends on the jurisdiction you want the mark under. If you’re wanting a US trademark, start with the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office). This is what I did personally for my trademark, saved me a shit ton.
Hire a third party reputable legal service to apply for you (since you’re already willing to pay). Consider the application is $500 per mark as well.
Spend a month researching the application, and apply yourself. The application you use depends on the jurisdiction you want the mark under. If you’re wanting a US trademark, start with the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office). This is what I did personally for my trademark, saved me a shit ton.
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I'm guessing you want the cheap method of legally getting a trademark? Write your concept down on paper, date the paper, sign your name in print and signature. Then seal the letter up, take it to a nearby postal office, ship it to yourself and if anyone tries to sue you, as long as that letter is sealed you can take them to court, open the letter in front of the judge and that'll be 100% enough proof to show you have the rights to the product. The only con to this is once it's opened you can no longer reuse that for future evidence so I would recommend mailing yourself a bunch of letters (this will get tedious, but it'll save you hundreds of dollars of something you'll probably never have to use)
First use does not always grant ownership of a mark. Doing this alone is not good enough coverage, in my opinion (other than having a bit of paper like this created and notarized), actually apply for the trademark.
Odds are, even if no one else is using the name, there may still be another trademark that is similar in nature (I.e., root word, class, etc). Applying sooner than later increases the chances of you having a clean application, less delays.
Not cheap, doesn't matter but I don't know how originally, just feels tedious af. Is there somebody to contact?
