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Trademark guides

Plain-English guides to protecting your brand in any country: how registration works, what it costs, and the deadlines that differ from country to country.

For brand owners

How to register a trademark in any countryThe steps every trademark office follows — search, classes, filing nationally, regionally (EU, OAPI, ARIPO) or through Madrid, examination, opposition, registration and renewal — with links to 157 country guides.
How to register a trademark in the United StatesStep-by-step USPTO trademark registration: search, classes, filing basis, the $350-per-class fee, office actions, publication and the statement of use — plus when you need a US attorney.
How to respond to a trademark office actionGot a USPTO office action? The 3-month deadline, the $125 extension, common refusals (likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, specimens) and how to revive an abandoned application.
Trademark clearance search: check your name before you fileWhat a trademark clearance search covers, free databases you can check yourself (USPTO, TMview, WIPO Brand Database), what a professional search adds, and how to read the results.
Amazon Brand Registry: the trademark you needAmazon Brand Registry needs a pending or registered trademark from a government office in a country with an Amazon store — word mark or logo with text. What qualifies, what goes wrong, and how to get it.
How to remove copycat and counterfeit listingsTrademark vs copyright (DMCA) complaints, the official reporting tools on Amazon, eBay VeRO, Etsy, Alibaba/AliExpress IPP and TikTok Shop, what evidence to collect, and when to bring in a firm.
Register your trademark in many countries (Madrid System)How the Madrid System works: one application through your home office, CHF 653 basic fee (903 in colour), country fees, the 5-year dependency, and when national filings are better.
Trademark opposition: oppose a copycat or defend your markOpposition deadlines and fees: US (30 days after publication, $600 per class) and EU (3 months, EUR 320), cooling-off, evidence and how to defend an opposition against your application.
Trademark renewal and maintenance deadlinesKeep your registration alive: US Section 8 between years 5–6, renewal every 10 years ($325 per class each, $100 grace surcharge), use requirements and what happens if you miss a deadline.
Selling, transferring or licensing a trademarkAssignment vs licence, recording a change of owner (USPTO, WIPO CHF 177), quality control in licences, and the mistakes that leave a brand in the wrong name.
How to hire a trademark attorney or firm safelyCheck registration and licence, fixed fee vs hourly, what the quote must include, red flags (fake “official” invoices, guarantees), and how TrademarksHub matches you with verified firms privately.
Trademark vs copyright vs patentWhat each right protects — brand names and logos, creative works, inventions and designs — how long it lasts, whether you must register, and which to use against copycats.

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