Actively helping and/or persuading another to directly infringe a third party’s Mark – contrast this with Contributory Infringement which is merely facilitating the use of the Mark, although a close distinction

Use of the trademark of another without permission (15 U.S.C. §1114; also state and common laws)

An application that is filed when a Mark is not yet in use in Interstate Commerce – typically this is done to lock in the Mark for priority and to allow the examination process to go forward while the applicant is preparing for use of the Mark

There are 34 different classes of goods and eleven (11) different classes of services recognized as distinct for registration by the international community.

Use of a Mark between two U.S. states or between a state and a foreign country

After a Mark has been registered on the Principal Register for five years, a Statement of Incontestability may be filed; this prevents actions for Cancellation for reasons other than fraud – also known as a Section 15 filing