{"id":1123,"date":"2022-02-04T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=1123"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:32:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:32:02","slug":"checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/tm-clearance-search\/checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" width=\"1138\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png 1024w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-768x35.png 768w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/tm-clearance-search\/\" title=\"Trademark Clearance Search\">Trademark Clearance Search<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tChecklist\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"checklist\" style=\"color:#0461ce\">Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0461ce;color:#0461ce\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Consider using the following checklist as possible items to do in connection with your trademark clearance search.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Discuss types of trademarks and relative strengths with client to assist in selection of a potential trademark to apply for.\u00a0 Determine whether mark is to be a trademark, service mark or both.\u00a0 Determine description of goods and services to be offered under mark.<\/li><li>Determine the type of trademark selected by client:<ul><li>Fanciful Mark (Registrable)<\/li><li>Arbitrary Mark (Registrable)<\/li><li>Suggestive (Registrable, but significantly weaker than Fanciful or Arbitrary, with a higher potential of an Office Action by PTO claiming that the mark is merely descriptive.)<\/li><li>Descriptive Marks (Not subject to registration on the principal register unless there is evidence of secondary meaning or acquired distinctiveness.\u00a0 ITU application is not available for this type of application.)<\/li><li>Generic (Not subject to registration)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Discuss relative strengths and weaknesses of the chosen mark with the client to help the client decide whether or not to proceed or select a new potential mark.<\/li><li>Perform Search and retain search results.<ul><li>Internet search via Internet search engine, i.e. Google or Yahoo<ul><li>Exact Match<\/li><li>Similar Phonetically<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Search via USPTO TESS database: <a href=\"http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/gate.exe?f=tess&amp;state=4802:73w287.1.1\">http:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/gate.exe?f=tess&amp;state=4802:73w287.1.1<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Exact match<ul><li>Phonetically similar<\/li><li>Visually similar<\/li><li>Similar commercial impression\/context<\/li><li>Foreign equivalent<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Discuss search results with the client to discuss whether or not to proceed or select new potential mark and document findings with written communication to the client.<\/li><li>If a decision is made to apply for a mark, determine if the application will be based on USE or ITU basis.\u00a0 If filing is based on USE, obtain specimen evidencing USE, date of first use and date of first use in interstate commerce.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checklist Consider using the following checklist as possible items to do in connection with your trademark clearance search. 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