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How often will I receive a trademark monitoring report?

Written by Jan Buza

Co-founder of Trama

The standard for most monitoring providers is monthly reporting, which is sufficient for jurisdictions where the opposition window is two to three months.

The US is tighter, with a 30-day window from publication, so timing matters more there. If your mark is registered in the US, it's worth pairing monthly reporting with watchfulness around USPTO publication dates, or asking your provider about more frequent alerts for US filings specifically.

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