A Four Week Series, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Trademark Basics (Session 4)
Feb
22
2021
Mon 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Online
Facilitated by URI Lead Center
Topic: Government Contracting
Join us for this series presented by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Keep your calendars open at 2 p.m. ET for every Monday in February!
February 22, Session four: Trademark Basics: What Every Small Business Should Know Now, Not Later
Trademark Basics program overview:
- How trademarks, service marks, domain names, and business names all differ
- Benefits of federal trademark registration over common law rights
- Critical factors in selecting a trademark that will be federally registrable and legally protectable
- Clearance searches and whether to use an attorney to help avoid cease-and-desist letters
- How to avoid "scams" perpetrated by companies not associated with the USPTO
- What happens after registration and how to keep a registration alive
- How to find help
Speaker(s): Craig Morris, Manager, Trademarks Customer Outreach, USPTO
Co-Sponsor(s): U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and The Rhode Island Small Business Development Center
Fee: No Cost