IP Insights: Trademark Clearance and Filing

Learn DIY trademark clearance and trademark filing in the United States
What you'll learn
Conduct a trademark search in the USA
Analyze your search results for the availability of a trademark
Drafting goods/services for your trademark
File a trademark in the USA
Requirements
No prior trademark or other prior intellectual property knowledge needed. You will learn the basics of trademark clearance and filing in this beginner course.
Description
This course contains DIY IP information for everyone (including new law graduates, general practitioners, individuals, and small businesses)! Learn how to conduct trademark clearance for your mark and file a trademark application for your mark at the USPTO.

By the end of this online course you will understand the basics in getting a trademark and why you need one. You will be able to conduct trademark clearance of your proposed mark, and go through the steps to file your trademark at the USPTO if it is clear. The course includes useful trademark information, materials from our e-book, e-worksheets, and quizzes to help guide you through your lessons and retain the information taught.

The course is broken down into eight easy to follow guided sections:

Section 1: What is a trademark?
Section 2: Why do I need a trademark?
Section 3: How to draft goods/services for your trademark
Section 4: How to conduct a basic trademark database search on the USPTO website
Section 5: How to conduct a basic common law trademark search on a search engine
Section 6: How to analyze your trademark search results
Section 7: How to save your records of your trademark search, and
Section 8: How to file a basic trademark application

Who this course is for:
Small business owners, individuals, general law practitioners, and/or law school attendees or law school graduates interested in IP

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