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Federal or State Trademark?

May 15, 2011

Business owners can file a trademark at either the state or federal level.  In this blog post, Elizabeth Lewis explains how she counsels clients trying to decide at which level to file.  Basically, the factors are (1) cost (federal costs more) and (2) scope of business (doing interstate business makes a federal trademark more desirable). 

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Federal or State Trademark?