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How a privately issued 'Servicemark'
Protects a Trade Name or Domain Name
Under U.S. service mark and trademark laws, one cannot acquire or
use a mark for goods, products or services which when compared with prior
marks (based importantly on the date of first commercial use), for the same or similar
goods or services, would tend to confuse buyers about who is the source of those goods
or services. Trademark searches are routinely performed to identify prior marks of others.
US Trademarking of your domain name(s) and its product/service may come to mind to stop
others from using it, and also protect you against so called "reverse
cybersquatting," a.k.a. domain theft. However, it's costly, time consuming
and successfully registering a trademark is far from certain.
A trademark attorney is typically employed to get a US Government SM or TM, as the
entire process is somewhat complicated, time consuming, and involved. This may cost several
hundred dollars in legal fees, to as much as $1,000 or more. USPTO Mark processing fees charged
by the US Patent & Trademark Office are in addition to the actual cost.
Still another negative is both attorney fees and USPTO fees are non-refundable
if your trademark application is not approved. Rejections often happen for many
diverse reasons.
One more negative is the surprisingly long time normally involved from application
date to final TM approval and its trademark TM registration number being issued, as
long as 1 to 3-yrs, or more!
If you wish you may check the current status of trademark applications or search for
registered marks using this weblink to the official U.S. Government Patent &
Trademark Office by Clicking-Here
By the way, it's a well known fact servicemark & trademark laws can be quite different
than domain name regulations and the domain dispute resolution policy process and
cybersquatting laws, though there is often a relationship.
If you decide to get a private "Service Mark Certificate," from trademark protection
organization, the SM can pertain to your full domain name, including the TLD extension,
i.e. the .com, .net, .biz, .info .us, .org part of the name.
We suggest you get an SM from us on the entire name, including the domain extension.
If your main goal is to protect your domain name, you will likely want to get a servicemark
certificate on ExampleDomainName.com, rather than ExampleDomainName (without the extension).
It's quite important to get an SM which includes its TLD extension if you are using,
or intend to use the complete name and url as your business or company name.
Of course, not likely another firm would have a Mark on your name with the TLD extension,
since there can be no more than one domain name the same as yours, including the tld extension.
As a result of all the negatives involved, we suggest you consider not applying for official U.S.
Trademark or Servicemark and as an option go for a "Service Mark Certificate." issued by
a private non-governmental company (such as our Trademark-Protection Org SM Certificate grantor).
A privately issued SM may offer your online or offline presence surprisingly valid and effective
trademark protection involving the Doctine of First Commercial Usage, and your product or service
also must be first in use commercially.
Though official trademarking of your domain name(s) and related product or service is best to stop
others from also using it, and stop possible domain theft, it's a costly, time intensive process, and
is far from being assured or guaranteed.
However, if your domain name is a high profile and valuable name, then the complete
government trademark process may be a good thing to pursue. But during the long formal TM process,
it's also an excellent idea to get a quick and easy private issue servicemark certificate
to protect you during the long official trademark processing time.
Our unique, quick, painless and easy low-cost alternative to formal government servicemarks or
trademarks is our "service mark certificate," which in effect gives your domain name,
product or service surprisingly powerful trademark protection, at an amazingly low fee.
TM/SM protection (both U.S. govermental and private issue service-marks) are based on the so
called "first in commercial use" doctrine. The first-in-use rule is adhered to by the
U.S. Trademark Office regarding trademark applications. Note: The so called doctrine of first use
may not be recognized or used by other nations in issuing trademarks but is a primary basis of
trademark law in the U.S., and the official stance of the US Patent & Trademark Office
A Service-Mark Certificate and the additional commercial use verification
evidence supplied with it publicly verifies the date you started commercial use
of the domain name/identity and the product or service provided.
A highly effective and low-cost way this is done is by having a third-party
organization (i.e. Trademark-Protection.org) conduct the necessary
Non-Competing & Non-Existing Mark validity search and issue your SM Certificate,
and also submit the domain name(s) on your behalf to the major search engines.
(Note: Verified Search Engine submissions help prove commercial use.)
Another significant SM benefit you may not be aware of is your strong future
trademark rights based on the first-use doctrine followed by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
If you decide to apply for an official USPTO trademark and/or servicemark later on, i.e.
perhaps several years later, you may use your privately issued trademark-protection.org servicemark
certificate to sufficiently prove first-use and the very important date of first use. Thus, your
first use of the Mark is powerful evidence only you have the right to a trademark on the Mark,
based on the well established doctrine of first commercial use.
As an example, let's say a few years after you first start using the mark a third
party tries to register a TM on the same words. You may be able to successfully challenge their
trademark application (and trademark it yourself) based on your service mark and first
use evidence.
If you are wondering if Marks and SMC's may be transferred, the answer is Yes.
It's still another benefit of having a trademark/servicemark. Marks may be easily
assigned in the event of a sale of your product, service or website.
Once you go to the link below to order your service mark, it will be processed very
quickly. In a few days written proof and your very own custom and notarized Service
Mark Certificate is sent to you (which very effectively verifies its
"commercial use,") via both email and postal mail.
Please remember SM Certfication from trademark-protection.org is not an official
government servicemark issued by the US Trademark Office. It's a much quicker, easier and
lower-cost alternative. It has significant legal protective aspects to it and is
extremely valuable, in certain ways perhaps as valuable as an official Service Mark
from the official U.S. Trademark Office.
Thus the recommended step in your domain name, product/service and trademark protection
procedure is to Click-Here to
obtain your privately issued Service Mark (SM) certificate protection quickly, and at
a surprisingly reasonable cost and ease, via Trademark Protection Organization.
As you can plainly see, there are some valuable benefits of a Service Mark Certificate.
You may obtain a service-mark certificate in a couple of days instead of a year or even longer for a
government issued servicemark/trademark, and at a small fraction of the cost, time and effort.
Please note our servicemark certificates are privately issued. We are not attorneys or giving
legal advice. Therefore, we can not guaranty the strength or amount of trademark protection they entail,
though we believe it to be adequate, especially as far as the Doctine of First Commercial use is concerned.
However, if you want to be assured of full trademark protection we suggest you consult with a trademark
attorney and possibly go thru the long and costly official government process.
As mentioned before, our SM Certificates can also give valid protection from someone else trying to
use your name. If a third party is using your name, you could utilize our privately issued
Servicemark Certificate as evidence of first use to possibly defeat their action against
you. It is definitely worth the small price of $19.95 to obtain a "Service Mark
Certificate" to protect your valuable Domain Name and its related product and service.
The cost is $19.95 per Certificate for one (1) Domain Name or $100 per
Certificate for six (6) Domain Names.
Get Trademark Protection by ordering your Service Mark Certificate(s) for
your Domain Name(s) by Clicking-here for our secure order form.
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