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Re:Ask HN: US Trademark Registration Services by verdverm on Monday October 23, 2023 @10:22PM (#37994235)
You have to show commercial use afaiui, in order to get the trademark in the first place. You have to submit evidence as such as part of the application.

This prevents name squatting

Re:Ask HN: US Trademark Registration Services by tasdev on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:57AM (#37996459)
Thanks! Turns out I need to file an Intent to Use - very different to the way it's handled here in Australia.
Re:Ask HN: US Trademark Registration Services by verdverm on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @01:48PM (#38015771)
Yeah, from my experience, it's a few thousand dollars, so if you have cash to burn, it's not too bad, but you probably don't need it until you have a stable cash influx