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• Benefits of a Federal Trademark Registration
  "Federal trademark registration has several benefits..." 
  
  
• How Long Does a Trademark Registration Last
  "For a trademark registration to remain valid, an Affidavit of Use ("Section 8 Affidavit") must be filed: (1) between the fifth and sixth year following registration, and (2) within the year before the end of every ten-year period after the date of registration."
  
  
• How Long Does it Take for a Patent Application to be
  "Currently, the average patent application pendency is 24.6 months. Applications received in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are numbered in sequential order and the applicant will be informed within eight weeks of the application number and official filing date if filed in paper."
  
  
• How long does it take to register a trademark
  "Generally, an applicant will receive a filing receipt approximately three weeks after filing, which will include the serial number of the application. All future correspondence with the USPTO must include this serial number."
  
  
• Is a trademark search necessary
  "It is advisable to conduct a search of the office records before filing an application. A search for pending, registered and dead trademarks may be conducted on the USPTO website using..."
  
  
• Time to Register a Mark
  "Generally, an applicant will receive a filing receipt approximately six months after filing. The filing receipt will include the serial number of the application. All future correspondence with the PTO must include this serial number."
  
  
• What are the benefits of a federal trademark registration
  "Federal trademark registration has several benefits..."