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Trademark Transactions Toolkit
Practical Law Toolkit w-012-7509 (Approx. 10 pages)
Trademark Transactions Toolkit
by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
| Maintained • USA (National/Federal) |
Resources for transactions involving trademarks, including acquisitions and assignments, licenses, settlements and coexistence agreements, and security interests.
A trademark owner can enter into various transactions to exploit the value of its trademarks, for example by:
- Licensing trademarks.
- Selling and assigning trademarks.
- Using trademarks as collateral to secure financing.
A trademark owner may also enter into certain types of trademark transactions to resolve actual or potential conflicts, including:
- Infringement or dilution claims.
- US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refusals to register applied-for marks based on earlier registrations.
- Opposition or cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
This Toolkit provides maintained resources to help trademark owners and their counsel exploit trademarks in the US.