What are the benefits of federally registering a trademark?
First, there are two federal registers: the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. Registration of a mark on the Principal Register conveys the important substantive rights that most people associate with federal registration and, as a result, it is the preferred method of federal trademark protection. Registration on the Principal Register provides you with exclusive nationwide ownership of the mark (except where the mark is already being used by prior users who haven’t registered the mark) and official notice to all would-be later users that the mark is unavailable. In addition, registration provides a legal presumption that you are the owner of the mark, which means it’s easier for you to prove ownership if a dispute over the mark ends up in court. Taken together, these benefits make it easier to win an infringement lawsuit and make it more likely that damages can be collected for the infringement. That may mean more money to pay the attorneys, which often makes it worthw
