Businesses may register for trademarks and DBAs to protect their marks. However, each form of protection has a different function for your company’s intellectual property. Let’s take a look at what sets trademark and DBA registrations apart and whether or not entrepreneurs receive exclusive rights to both marks.
Trademarks
A trademark protects much more than the name of a business. Additional media that may qualify for trademark registration include phrases and taglines, logos, symbols, and designs unique to the business.
How do you know that your trademark is unique? The easiest way to find out is by conducting a trademark search. One of the simplest ways to start doing this is to search through a trademark database. Consider using The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s popular tool called the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). This database allows you to see which trademark applications have already been registered or if there are any pending or similar marks. If you notice a pending or registered mark is similar to your own, you cannot register your existing mark. Your impending registration will infringe upon the other mark. Instead, you will need to revise the trademark you wish to register to be a bit more unique or come up with a new idea altogether.
If you discover that there are no pending applications for your trademark, it’s a good idea to start filing for federal trademark registration. File a trademark application with your local Secretary of State or get help from a third-party document filing service, like MyCorporation!
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