Mortly Trademark Granted 💯
by Steve CastanedaAfter about 6 months of waiting, "Mortly" was officially granted a trademark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
We're official now! 👏
I really thought that getting a trademark was going to be a huge hassle, but it was pretty painless.
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@SteveIsIn292 thanks for sharing, can you talk a bit more about the application process, did you use an attorney or a company such as legalzoom? Thanks again!
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I just went straight to the uspto.gov website (https://www.uspto.gov/trademark) and followed the instructions there. The forms were a little intimidating to fill out initially, but it wasn't terrible.
The initial application was over 6 months ago. There was a long while that I didn't hear back (that was expected). Then I started to receive status updates, such as:
- Attorney assigned for review (by the uspto)
- Attorney submitted a request for revisions and clarification
- Submitted those clarifications (they wanted some screenshots of the product in production)
- Another few weeks went by and it was accepted
- Then I received a certificate by mail (which the post office kindly folded for me) that was the final - You've got it!
You could hire an attorney, but it really wasn't all that difficult for a simple name patent (like in my case, "Mortly"). If you have a much more complicated product, then an attorney may be more suitable.
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Got it, thanks very much @stevisin292 for the detailed information, really appreciated it.
My case is quite simple, a product name and a domain, think I am gonna go ahead and submit it myself using USPTO's application form.
Great to know it's gonna take around 6 months, now I got the rough timeline and really helps me with expectations.
Super useful information, thanks again for your quick response!
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Happy to help!
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Hey @SteveIsIn292, hope you are doing well and wanted to thank you again for your help.
I just got my trademark approved today by USPTO, it's a very similar experience to yours.
I didn't hire an attorney, completely DIYed.
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Just saw this message - congrats! Glad I could help.
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