Benefits of Registration
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A federal trademark registration on the Principal Register provides a number of significant advantages over common law rights alone, including:
- A legal presumption of your ownership of the mark and your exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods/services listed in the registration (whereas a state registration only provides rights within the borders of that one state, and common law rights exist only for the specific area where the mark is used);
- Public notice of your claim of ownership of the mark
- Listing in the USPTO’s online databases
- The ability to record the U.S. registration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods
- The right to use the federal registration symbol “® ”;
- The ability to bring an action concerning the mark in federal court; and
- The use of the U.S. registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries
