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What is trademark watch?
Registering a trademark is the first step, but it is not enough: the rights obtained through the registration may need be defended against third parties and counterfeiters.
If you want to be kept informed of the publication of younger trademarks which are identical or confusingly similar to yours, we propose our watching service. A watch will enable you to protect the trademark and your investments in the trademark registration, but also the firm’s image as conveyed by the mark. We will send notices when a younger trademark may infringe or constitute a breach on your rights, and will propose the appropriate measures. You will then have the opportunity, for example, to file an opposition against this younger trademark (see point 16 above).
Trademark Search - Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a Trademark?
- Why do I need to protect my Trademark?
- What about my Internet Domain Name?
- What are the benefits of registering?
- What can be trademarked?
- Marks to avoid when choosing a Trademark or Service Mark
- Is it advisable to conduct a search before I apply to register a Trademark?
- Do I need to be using my Trademark to register it?
- How do I know which class my goods fall in?
- Can I file in more than one international class & what are the implications?
- Should I apply in my own name or in the name of my company or corporation?
- How long does it take for the Trademark Office to process my application?
- The Trademark application process
- What is an Office Action?
- What happens when a mark is published?
- What is an opposition?
- How long does a Trademark last?
- Use of the TM ® and SM Symbols
- How to use a Trademark
- Can I assign my trademark to a third party?
- What is trademark watch?
- Why choosing two languages for Community Trademarks?
- What is priority or priority deadline?
- What is the “next deadline”?
- What are “designated countries”?
- What are “decisions”?