In class this past week, we talked a lot about the logistics of Trade Marks, Patents, and Copyrights and the dates, paperwork, fees, and most importantly the expiration dates surrounding each.
Expiration
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Fees
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Trademark™
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· Indefinitely if the owner continues to use the mark to
identify goods or services.
· The term of a federal trademark registration is ten years,
with ten-year renewal terms.
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· $275
per class* for a TEAS Plus application that meets the requirements of 37
C.F.R. §§2.22 and 2.23
· $325
per class for an application filed electronically using the Trademark
Electronic Application System (TEAS)
· $375
per class for an application filed on paper
* class of goods and services you are
claiming
~$1000 - $3000 total with lawyer fees
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Copyright
©
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Created
after January 1, 1978: the life of the author plus an additional 70 years.
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For
an anonymous work, a pseudonymous work, or a work made for hire: 95 years from
the year of its first publication or a term of 120 years from the year of its
creation, which ever expires first.
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~ $35 - $500
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·
20
years from the date the applications were filed (so long as the appropriate
maintenance fees are paid – 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 year marks)
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Design
patents last 14 years from the date they are granted. No maintenance fees
required.
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~ $1000 - $4000
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