Marq Brand Protection

Marq Brand Protection We specialize in trademarks, brand protection, and intellectual property strategy—making the legal side simple, fast, and stress-free.

From securing your name to defending your brand, Marq Legal gives businesses the confidence to grow with ease.

Registration No. 11,210 issued in May 1884. The mark is Samson prying open a lion's jaws, used on rope.It's still live t...
09/03/2026

Registration No. 11,210 issued in May 1884. The mark is Samson prying open a lion's jaws, used on rope.

It's still live today — which means someone has filed a maintenance document on that registration every single decade since Chester Arthur was president.

That's the part worth taking from this. A trademark isn't a thing you win. It's a thing you keep, by using it and by filing on time, for as long as you want to own it.

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"We already registered the name." Usually that means an LLC filing — which is a state entity record, not a trademark.A t...
08/25/2026

"We already registered the name." Usually that means an LLC filing — which is a state entity record, not a trademark.

A trademark is the name your customers connect to your goods and services. Federal registration is what carries it across state lines: nationwide priority in your class, legal use of the ® symbol, a presumption of ownership, and access to federal court.

A federal search takes minutes. A rebrand takes quarters.

Free trademark search: marqtrademarks.com

New numbers from the USPTO: the average wait for a first review of your trademark application dropped from 5.6 months to...
08/18/2026

New numbers from the USPTO: the average wait for a first review of your trademark application dropped from 5.6 months to 4.45 in the first half of FY2026. Total processing time is now just over 10 months, and the office is aiming for four and nine by 2028.

Filings also rose 7% in the same stretch.

So the line is moving faster — and filling up faster. Which leaves the first step exactly where it has always been: find out whether your name is actually clear before you spend anything on it.

Free trademark search: marqtrademarks.com

(Source: USPTO, May 2026)

A trademark application is more than a form.The classes you select, the goods and services you describe, and the clearan...
08/18/2026

A trademark application is more than a form.

The classes you select, the goods and services you describe, and the clearance work behind the application all matter. MARQ is an attorney-led U.S. trademark practice: every application is prepared and filed by a licensed U.S. trademark attorney.

Get practical guidance, transparent flat-fee pricing, and plain-English updates from search through USPTO examination.

Learn more at MarqTrademarks.com.

Protecting your brand should not come with surprise pricing.MARQ offers complete trademark registration for a flat $499 ...
08/15/2026

Protecting your brand should not come with surprise pricing.

MARQ offers complete trademark registration for a flat $499 legal fee, plus USPTO government fees billed at cost. The service includes a comprehensive attorney search, class and goods/services drafting, application preparation and filing, and monitoring through USPTO examination.

No subscriptions. No surprise upsells. No markup on government fees.

See complete pricing at MarqTrademarks.com.

Your business name is how customers find you, remember you, and choose you again.Before you invest more in packaging, ad...
08/13/2026

Your business name is how customers find you, remember you, and choose you again.

Before you invest more in packaging, ads, a storefront, or an online listing, check whether your trademark may be available. Start with MARQ’s free DIY search of live federal USPTO records—no account and no card required.

The instant search is a preliminary screening tool and is not legal advice or a comprehensive clearance. When you are ready for a fuller review, an attorney search report is available.

Start your free search at MarqTrademarks.com.

An LLC, a domain, a ™ symbol, a head start — they all feel like brand protection. None of them actually is.Trademark pro...
07/28/2026

An LLC, a domain, a ™ symbol, a head start — they all feel like brand protection. None of them actually is.

Trademark protection is its own federal filing. Before you commit to a name (and print it on everything), it's worth knowing it's clear.

A free trademark search takes a few minutes: marqtrademarks.com

07/16/2026

“A competitor tried to register our name. Marq filed ours first.” 🛡️

This is the moment brand protection stops being abstract. Names get taken — and filing first is everything.

Don’t wait until someone else owns the name you built.

🔎 Free trademark search → marqtrademarks.com

Filing the LLC told the state you exist. It didn't make the name yours.The state checks one thing — whether someone else...
07/15/2026

Filing the LLC told the state you exist. It didn't make the name yours.

The state checks one thing — whether someone else there already filed under the same name. A federal trademark is national, covers your category, and reaches past the exact spelling to anything a customer could confuse with you.

Two businesses can both be "Lumen" on paper in Illinois. Only one of them can own it.

Search before the signage goes up — free trademark search at marqtrademarks.com.

So you filed a trademark… now what? 📋Most founders think filing = protected. Not quite. Here’s the real USPTO timeline f...
07/15/2026

So you filed a trademark… now what? 📋

Most founders think filing = protected. Not quite. Here’s the real USPTO timeline from application to that shiny ® — swipe through 👉

① Day one: you file (your filing date is what protects you)
② ~Month 3: a USPTO attorney examines your mark
③ ~Month 5: published for a 30-day opposition window
④ ~Month 8–12: federally registered ®

The takeaway? The clock only starts when you file. The sooner you begin, the sooner you’re protected.

🔎 Start a free search at marqtrademarks.com

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