* Trademark Owner

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It is very important that the listed owner of the trademark be the same as the entity that is or will be using the trademark. This is especially important for intent-to-use (ITU) applications because ITU applications cannot be assigned to a third party (in order to prevent people from speculating in trademarks). Use can be established by licensing the trademark to a third party licensee, but that gets unnecessarily complicated. Note that a doing-business-as (DBA) company (for one person, a sole proprietorship; for multiple people, a general partnership) can be formed by filing a business certificate with your local town or city hall. Fees for DBA certificates are usually nominal and certificates are typically good for multiple years.


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