BENEFITS OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
The specific benefits accorded a mark registered with the USPTO are:
- constructive notice to the public of the registrant’s claim of ownership of the mark;
- a legal presumption of the registrant’s ownership of the mark and the registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the registration;
- jurisdiction of the federal courts to uphold the registrant’s claim to the mark;
- registration can be used as a basis for obtaining registration in foreign countries; and
- ability to file the registration with U. S. Customs and Border Protection Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign material.