This Handbook provides an overview of federal patent and trademark law. Information discussed includes types of patents and trademarks, duration of registration, requirements for obtaining, a guide to the application process, protecting your patent or trademark, and much more in 18 pages of materials.
It helps establish a priority date if others accuse you of infringing their trademark. Log in to access forms.Select the type of form listed below for direct links to TEAS and TEASi forms. §1051(B) for a priority filing date, the claim of priority must be filed no later than six months after the filing date of the foreign application. What is a patent priority date? Priority date refers to the earliest filing date in a family of patent applications. The inventor(s) must first obtain a foreign filing license from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Safety and security. Terrorism. There is a threat of terrorism in Europe. Safety and security.