Trademark application follow-up

[wisconsin]

Hello All,

Was wondering if any of members had applied for a trademark and was sent a notice from the trademark office requiring a response action after six months of the initial filing.

If you had to hire an attorney to follow-up with your application/respond to the trademark office, my question is:

Was it expensive? and can you recommend that lawyer(s)?

Any links to find a reasonable one, would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks a lot, Guys !


note: I was not sure about posting this in the "legal disputes" or the discussion area!

 

[Jeff]

>>> "Legal Issues (& Disputes)":

Legal issues facing the domain name and web development industries. May include discussion about domain name disputes, the UDRP process, trademarks and copyrights.

Good to go! :tu:
:wave:

 

[RJ]

I haven't yet had the trademark office come back and request further information on my marks. What are they asking you for?

I kept a letter on file I received from an attorney offering response help. His name is Douglas White, website at www.trademarkapplicant.com

 

[wisconsin]

Originally posted by -RJ-
I haven't yet had the trademark office come back and request further information on my marks. What are they asking you for?

I kept a letter on file I received from an attorney offering response help. His name is Douglas White, website at www.trademarkapplicant.com

Hell RJ,

They are asking me to be more specific about goods and services that I will be offering; in addition to other actions. The language appears a little bit complicated! RJ, did you use "Douglas White" services?

Thanks a lot for the link!

 

[wisconsin]

Originally posted by WaveMail.com
>>> "Legal Issues (& Disputes)":


Good to go! :tu:
:wave:

Thanks, WaveMail.com!

 

[jberryhill]

Initial refusals are the normal course of action.

There are attorneys who troll the USPTO database looking for self-filers, to whom these attorneys send unrequested solicitations for business.

I imagine there are also attorneys who hang around emergency rooms, but I would question their ability to attract and retain clients based on the quality of their services.

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John B. Berryhill, Ph.D. esq.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

[wisconsin]

Originally posted by jberryhill
Initial refusals are the normal course of action.

There are attorneys who troll the USPTO database looking for self-filers, to whom these attorneys send unrequested solicitations for business.

I imagine there are also attorneys who hang around emergency rooms, but I would question their ability to attract and retain clients based on the quality of their services.

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John B. Berryhill, Ph.D. esq.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thanks, jberryhill!

 

[jberryhill]

If the grounds of refusal are relatively simple, you can often work out the wording of the g&s in real time simply by picking up the phone and calling the Examining Attorney.

 

[rb]

When I applied for my trademark, I got one of those initial refusal letters.

It said they didn't allow trademarks of "catch phrases" or some such nonsense.

Luckily, about the same time, I got about 5 snail mail solicitations from lawyers and trademark experts who apparently watch the trademark database for initial refusals to solicit clients.

I hired one of them to write my rebuttal for me (and man it was a good one) and several months later my trademark application was approved.

I am now the proud owner of a trademark

My suggestion, find one of the experts that handle this kind of stuff and hire them to help you.

 

[wisconsin]

Thanks Guys for your replies! I have hired a lawyer last week and he already wrote a response action to the examining attorney. I'll keep my fingers crossed!