TPF101
Trademark Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals
Course Description
TPF101 is a self-paced foundational course on trademark forms & filing, which transitions into an intermediate plan of study in trademark prosecution. Upon successful completion, students will have been taught substantial fundamentals in filing and prosecuting trademark applications worldwide. Provided is a core understanding of what trademarks are, familiarity with numerous trademark filing forms & procedures, as as well as pre-registration, registration and post registration processes.
TPF101MSP - $372.00
- U.S. Trademark Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals Course
- Approximate Total Duration: 12 hours
TPF101MSX - $472.00
- U.S. Trademark Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals Course + Final Exam
- Approximate Total Duration: 14 hours
Lesson 1: What Is A Trademark?
• Lanham Act
• Definitions
• What is a trademark?
- Coined / Arbitrary / Suggestive / Descriptive / Generic marks
- Standard Character / Special Form / Nontraditional marks
- Geographic marks / Collective and Certification marks
• Registration - where & when can a mark be registered?
- State vs. Federal
• Goods, Services & Classes
• Searching
• References
Lesson 2: Trademark Applications
• Flow Charts
• Basis for Filing
- Use in Commerce, Intent to Use, Paris Convention & Madrid Protocol
• Parts of an application
- Applicant / Owner of the mark
- Correspondence address
- Depiction of the mark
- Goods/Services
- Basis for Filing
- Specimen for use based applications
- Declaration
- Signature
- Filing fee
Lesson 3: Filing an Application
• Before You Start
• Application Information
• Filing The Application
• TEAS
• Initial Application Form
• TEAS Form
• TEAS - Signature
• TEAS Validation Page
• TEAS Text Form
• TEAS Signature Request
Lesson 4: Examination
• Filing Receipt
• Examination
- Types of Rejections
· Disclaimers
· Description of the mark
· Amending to Supplemental Register
· Secondary Meaning
• Responses
- Filing a Trademark Response
- Examiner Amendments
- Final Office Actions
· Options for Response
• Acceptance (Publication)
Lesson 5: ITU Prosecution
• Trademarks: Intent to Use (ITU)
• Amendment to Allege Use
- Before publication
• Notice of Allowance & Due Dates
• Statement of Use
- Extensions of time to file Statements of Use
• Divisional Applications
- Why, when and ramifications
Lesson 6: Registration and Post Registration
• Certificate of Registration
• Correcting Certificate of Registration
• Declarations under §§ 8 & 15
- Declaration of Use (§8)
- Declaration of Incontestability (§15)
• Application for Renewal under §§ 8 & 9
• Assignments
• Trademark History & Global Trends (courtesy of Thomson Reuters)
